diff --git a/src/test/ex_libpmem2/TESTS.py b/src/test/ex_libpmem2/TESTS.py
index 5183cf91cef..8423a52aa9b 100755
--- a/src/test/ex_libpmem2/TESTS.py
+++ b/src/test/ex_libpmem2/TESTS.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #
 import futils
 import testframework as t
+from testframework import granularity as g
 
 
 @t.require_build(['debug', 'release'])
@@ -73,6 +74,12 @@ def run(self, ctx):
         ctx.exec(example_path, *args, stdout_file='out4.log')
 
 
+# XXX
+# Manually disabled for pmemcheck for g.PAGE until ready fix for
+# https://github.com/pmem/pmdk/issues/5641
+# additionall test TEST501 has been added to cover non-pmemcheck configs.
+@g.require_granularity(g.CACHELINE, g.BYTE)  # to be removed when fix available
+@t.require_valgrind_enabled('pmemcheck')  # to be removed when fix available
 class TEST5(EX_LIBPMEM2):
 
     def run(self, ctx):
@@ -82,6 +89,13 @@ def run(self, ctx):
         ctx.exec(example_path, "read", file_path, stdout_file='out5.log')
 
 
+# XXX see TEST5 above
+@t.require_valgrind_disabled('pmemcheck')
+class TEST501(TEST5):  # to be removed when fix available
+
+    pass
+
+
 @t.windows_exclude
 # This test case would require two VALGRIND_SET_CLEAN() calls
 # to be added to the "src/examples/libpmem2/ringbuf/ringbuf.c"