diff --git a/libraries/transformer/src/androidTest/java/androidx/media3/transformer/TransformerSequenceEffectTest.java b/libraries/transformer/src/androidTest/java/androidx/media3/transformer/TransformerSequenceEffectTest.java
index e263165670..1b5280be62 100644
--- a/libraries/transformer/src/androidTest/java/androidx/media3/transformer/TransformerSequenceEffectTest.java
+++ b/libraries/transformer/src/androidTest/java/androidx/media3/transformer/TransformerSequenceEffectTest.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import static androidx.media3.transformer.AndroidTestUtil.MP4_ASSET_FORMAT;
 import static androidx.media3.transformer.AndroidTestUtil.MP4_ASSET_URI_STRING;
 import static androidx.media3.transformer.AndroidTestUtil.MP4_PORTRAIT_ASSET_URI_STRING;
 import static com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertThat;
+import static org.junit.Assume.assumeFalse;
 
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.graphics.Bitmap;
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ import androidx.media3.test.utils.BitmapPixelTestUtil;
 import androidx.media3.test.utils.VideoDecodingWrapper;
 import androidx.test.core.app.ApplicationProvider;
 import androidx.test.ext.junit.runners.AndroidJUnit4;
+import com.google.common.base.Ascii;
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -257,6 +259,9 @@ public final class TransformerSequenceEffectTest {
 
   private static ImmutableList<Bitmap> extractBitmapsFromVideo(Context context, String filePath)
       throws IOException, InterruptedException {
+    // b/298599172 - runUntilComparisonFrameOrEnded fails on this device because reading decoder
+    // output as a bitmap doesn't work.
+    assumeFalse(Util.SDK_INT == 21 && Ascii.toLowerCase(Util.MODEL).contains("nexus"));
     ImmutableList.Builder<Bitmap> bitmaps = new ImmutableList.Builder<>();
     try (VideoDecodingWrapper decodingWrapper =
         new VideoDecodingWrapper(