diff --git a/test/Makefile.am b/test/Makefile.am
index 1034d72e3..f9346772b 100644
--- a/test/Makefile.am
+++ b/test/Makefile.am
@@ -782,6 +782,7 @@ big-line$(EXEEXT)				\
 big-trap$(EXEEXT)				\
 bitmap-font$(EXEEXT)				\
 degenerate-path$(EXEEXT)			\
+device-offset-scale$(EXEEXT)			\
 extend-pad$(EXEEXT)				\
 filter-nearest-offset$(EXEEXT)			\
 filter-bilinear-extents$(EXEEXT)		\
diff --git a/test/device-offset-scale.c b/test/device-offset-scale.c
index 1c2537d62..eabe15a76 100644
--- a/test/device-offset-scale.c
+++ b/test/device-offset-scale.c
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ static cairo_test_draw_function_t draw;
 
 static const cairo_test_t test = {
     "device-offset-scale",
-    "Test that the device-offset transform is transformed by the ctm.",
+    "Test that the device-offset transform is transformed by the ctm."
+    "\nCurrently fails with the SVG backend.",
     WIDTH, HEIGHT,
     draw
 };