diff --git a/tests/long-pattern-perf b/tests/long-pattern-perf

index c222c02..17557c0 100755

--- a/tests/long-pattern-perf

+++ b/tests/long-pattern-perf

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@

 . "${srcdir=.}/init.sh"; path_prepend_ ../src

 fail=0

+skip_ "not suitable for distribution buildsystem, disabled by Fedora downstream"

 echo x > in || framework_failure_

 # We could use seq -s '' (avoiding the tr filter), but I