diff --git a/tests/validation/CL/Winograd.cpp b/tests/validation/CL/Winograd.cpp
index 3762e39..930f7aa 100644
--- a/tests/validation/CL/Winograd.cpp
+++ b/tests/validation/CL/Winograd.cpp
@@ -834,7 +834,7 @@
 TEST_SUITE_END() // Conv1x5
 TEST_SUITE_END() // FP32
 
-
+#ifdef WINOGRAD_F16_SUPPORT //to be reintroduced after COMPMID-1266 is resolved
 TEST_SUITE(FP16)
 
 using CLWinogradConvolutionLayerFastMathFixture16 = WinogradConvolutionLayerFastMathValidationFixture<CLTensor, CLAccessor, CLWinogradConvolutionLayer, half>;
@@ -977,7 +977,7 @@
 TEST_SUITE_END() // Conv1x5
 
 TEST_SUITE_END() // FP16
-
+#endif /*#ifdef WINOGRAD_F16_SUPPORT*/
 TEST_SUITE_END() // ConvolutionLayer
 TEST_SUITE_END() // Winograd
 TEST_SUITE_END() // CL