diff --git a/conn_test.go b/conn_test.go
index a023a7d7..596b0d18 100644
--- a/conn_test.go
+++ b/conn_test.go
@@ -974,6 +974,10 @@ func TestStmtCacheInvalidationTx(t *testing.T) {
 	conn := mustConnectString(t, os.Getenv("PGX_TEST_DATABASE"))
 	defer closeConn(t, conn)
 
+	if conn.PgConn().ParameterStatus("crdb_version") != "" {
+		t.Skip("Server has non-standard prepare in errored transaction behavior (https://github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/issues/84140)")
+	}
+
 	// create a table and fill it with some data
 	_, err := conn.Exec(ctx, `
         DROP TABLE IF EXISTS drop_cols;