diff --git a/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/test/nodes.reload_secure_settings/10_basic.yml b/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/test/nodes.reload_secure_settings/10_basic.yml
index 0a4cf0d64a001..39325e6a65bc3 100644
--- a/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/test/nodes.reload_secure_settings/10_basic.yml
+++ b/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/test/nodes.reload_secure_settings/10_basic.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 ---
 "node_reload_secure_settings test":
+  - skip:
+      version: " - 6.3.99"
+      reason: "reload API available 6.4.0 onwards"
 
   - do:
       nodes.reload_secure_settings: {}