diff --git a/test/.valgrind-suppressions b/test/.valgrind-suppressions
index cd3a086c8..1dca7c5a1 100644
--- a/test/.valgrind-suppressions
+++ b/test/.valgrind-suppressions
@@ -500,4 +500,9 @@
    fun:NewDatabase
    fun:XrmGetFileDatabase
 }
-
+{
+   Xau chooses not to free its static data...
+   Memcheck:Leak
+   fun:malloc
+   fun:XauFileName
+}