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