diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift-service-mesh/istio/openshift-service-mesh-istio-release-1.28.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift-service-mesh/istio/openshift-service-mesh-istio-release-1.28.yaml
index 09e0b23f3b9aa..75ba86fabc731 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift-service-mesh/istio/openshift-service-mesh-istio-release-1.28.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift-service-mesh/istio/openshift-service-mesh-istio-release-1.28.yaml
@@ -206,6 +206,7 @@ tests:
       MAISTRA_NAMESPACE: maistra-e2e-test
       MAISTRA_SC_POD: maistra-e2e-test-sc-pod
       REPORT_TO_REPORT_PORTAL: "true"
+      SKIPPED_SUITES: pqc
       SKIPPED_TESTS: TestTrafficWithCNIUpgrade|TestCNIMisconfigHealsOnRestart|TestGatewayConformance|TestAPIServer|TestTCPRoute|TestTLSRoute|TestWaypointAsEgressGateway/http_origination_targetPort_with_BackendTLSPolicy|TestWaypointAsEgressGateway/http_origination_route_with_BackendTLSPolicy
       TEST_FILE_NAME: junit.xml
       TEST_SUITE: ambient