diff --git a/src/meta/node/src/server.rs b/src/meta/node/src/server.rs
index 8508cab596bee..2135bc38fcf18 100644
--- a/src/meta/node/src/server.rs
+++ b/src/meta/node/src/server.rs
@@ -626,7 +626,7 @@ pub async fn start_service_as_election_leader(
     } else {
         tracing::info!("Telemetry didn't start due to meta backend or config");
     }
-    if report_scarf_enabled() {
+    if !cfg!(madsim) && report_scarf_enabled() {
         tokio::spawn(report_to_scarf());
     } else {
         tracing::info!("Scarf reporting is disabled");