diff --git a/db/external_sst_file_basic_test.cc b/db/external_sst_file_basic_test.cc
index 97b989733..c12313a4f 100644
--- a/db/external_sst_file_basic_test.cc
+++ b/db/external_sst_file_basic_test.cc
@@ -694,6 +694,7 @@ TEST_P(ExternalSSTFileBasicTest, IngestFileWithGlobalSeqnoPickedSeqno) {
   bool verify_checksums_before_ingest = std::get<1>(GetParam());
   do {
     Options options = CurrentOptions();
+    options.disable_auto_compactions = true;
     DestroyAndReopen(options);
     std::map<std::string, std::string> true_data;
 
@@ -928,6 +929,7 @@ TEST_P(ExternalSSTFileBasicTest, IngestFileWithMixedValueType) {
   bool verify_checksums_before_ingest = std::get<1>(GetParam());
   do {
     Options options = CurrentOptions();
+    options.disable_auto_compactions = true;
     options.merge_operator.reset(new TestPutOperator());
     DestroyAndReopen(options);
     std::map<std::string, std::string> true_data;