diff --git a/test/meson.build b/test/meson.build
index e4c8d0f5b6..9a2c1521a3 100644
--- a/test/meson.build
+++ b/test/meson.build
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ if get_option('libmpv')
     exe = executable('libmpv-test', 'libmpv_test.c',
                      include_directories: incdir, link_with: libmpv)
     file = join_paths(source_root, 'etc', 'mpv-icon-8bit-16x16.png')
-    test('libmpv', exe, args: file, timeout: 60)
+    test('libmpv', exe, args: file, timeout: 60, should_fail: not features['lua'])
 
     exe = executable('libmpv-encode', 'libmpv_encode.c',
                      include_directories: incdir, link_with: [libmpv, test_utils])