diff --git a/go/pserver/client/c/CMakeLists.txt b/go/pserver/client/c/CMakeLists.txt
index a3fcaeef19..d5c1ed38e5 100644
--- a/go/pserver/client/c/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/go/pserver/client/c/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 cc_library(paddle_go_optimizer DEPS paddle_optimizer paddle_proto glog gflags protobuf)
 go_library(paddle_pserver_cclient STATIC DEPS paddle_go_optimizer)
 if(WITH_TESTING)
-  add_subdirectory(test)
+  # FIXME: this test requires pserver which is not managed by the test
+  # we need some kind of e2e testing machanism.
+  # add_subdirectory(test)
 endif()