diff --git a/tools/db_crashtest.py b/tools/db_crashtest.py
index a1a9ecb66ea64fc5edbee269f994b8a614cdddb0..a27abe8cf505f24ff96435638528a89e3309f537 100644
--- a/tools/db_crashtest.py
+++ b/tools/db_crashtest.py
@@ -136,6 +136,8 @@ atomic_flush_params = {
     # use small value for write_buffer_size so that RocksDB triggers flush
     # more frequently
     "write_buffer_size": 1024 * 1024,
+    # disable pipelined write when test_atomic_flush is true
+    "enable_pipelined_write": 0,
 }