diff --git a/qa/qa/specs/features/browser_ui/3_create/repository/user_views_raw_diff_patch_requests_spec.rb b/qa/qa/specs/features/browser_ui/3_create/repository/user_views_raw_diff_patch_requests_spec.rb
index 621cca0f9a5..b862a7bd1ed 100644
--- a/qa/qa/specs/features/browser_ui/3_create/repository/user_views_raw_diff_patch_requests_spec.rb
+++ b/qa/qa/specs/features/browser_ui/3_create/repository/user_views_raw_diff_patch_requests_spec.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@
 
 module QA
   context 'Create' do
-    describe 'Commit data' do
+    # failure reported: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/quality/nightly/issues/42
+    # also failing in staging until the fix is picked into the next release:
+    #  https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/merge_requests/24533
+    describe 'Commit data', :quarantine do
       before(:context) do
         Runtime::Browser.visit(:gitlab, Page::Main::Login)
         Page::Main::Login.perform(&:sign_in_using_credentials)