diff --git a/posix-configs/SITL/init/test/test_imu_filtering b/posix-configs/SITL/init/test/test_imu_filtering
index 7fe127c6d5e..ff2a5cdbbe0 100644
--- a/posix-configs/SITL/init/test/test_imu_filtering
+++ b/posix-configs/SITL/init/test/test_imu_filtering
@@ -51,7 +51,9 @@ sleep 10
 
 logger off
 
-#sensors status # triggers TSAN
+# TODO: re-enable once the data race hit by 'sensors status' is fixed (it reads
+# sensor module state from the shell thread without synchronization, which TSAN flags).
+#sensors status
 listener sensor_gyro
 listener sensor_gyro_fifo
 listener sensor_gyro_fft