diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index 4f13081b7..ec7790e74 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -328,6 +328,7 @@
 
   <patternset id="teststhatfail">
     <exclude name="${optional.package}/BeanShellScriptTest.java"/>
+    <exclude name="${optional.package}/jdepend/JDependTest.java"/>
   </patternset>
 
   <!--