diff --git a/go/test/endtoend/vtgate/queries/reference/reference_test.go b/go/test/endtoend/vtgate/queries/reference/reference_test.go
index 66d46dfaf15..b3b401bc9ee 100644
--- a/go/test/endtoend/vtgate/queries/reference/reference_test.go
+++ b/go/test/endtoend/vtgate/queries/reference/reference_test.go
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ func TestMultiReferenceQuery(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestDMLReferenceUsingShardedKS(t *testing.T) {
-	utils.SkipIfBinaryIsBelowVersion(t, 22, "vtgate")
+	utils.SkipIfBinaryIsBelowVersion(t, 21, "vtgate")
 	conn, closer := start(t)
 	defer closer()