diff --git a/test/Makefile.am b/test/Makefile.am
index 068319dcf..87da1b867 100644
--- a/test/Makefile.am
+++ b/test/Makefile.am
@@ -347,6 +347,7 @@ a8-mask				\
 extend-reflect			\
 filter-nearest-offset		\
 leaky-dash			\
+long-lines			\
 self-intersecting		\
 text-rotate
 
diff --git a/test/long-lines.c b/test/long-lines.c
index 445ac66d7..8b189b2b6 100644
--- a/test/long-lines.c
+++ b/test/long-lines.c
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ static cairo_test_draw_function_t draw;
 
 cairo_test_t test = {
     "long-lines",
-    "Test long lines",
+    "Test long lines"
+    "\nLong lines are not drawn due to the limitations of the internal 16.16 fixed-point coordinates",
     SIZE * (LINE_NBR + 1),
     SIZE * (LINE_NBR + 1),
     draw