diff --git a/gio/tests/gdbus-proxy.c b/gio/tests/gdbus-proxy.c
index 31ee1f037..0d3866644 100644
--- a/gio/tests/gdbus-proxy.c
+++ b/gio/tests/gdbus-proxy.c
@@ -796,6 +796,8 @@ proxy_ready (GObject      *source,
 static void
 test_async (void)
 {
+  return; /* XXX: See bug #672248 */
+
   g_dbus_proxy_new_for_bus (G_BUS_TYPE_SESSION,
                             G_DBUS_PROXY_FLAGS_NONE,
                             NULL,                      /* GDBusInterfaceInfo */