diff --git a/development/autotests/invertedTests b/development/autotests/invertedTests
index fd54978c99..3849727447 100644
--- a/development/autotests/invertedTests
+++ b/development/autotests/invertedTests
@@ -262,6 +262,10 @@ export/templates/es_beamer-conference-ornate-20min_pdf4_texF
 #
 check_load/templates/acmart
 
+# Arabic only works with XeTeX + system fonts (pdf4_systemF)
+export/examples/ar/splash_(dvi.*|pdf|pdf[^4].*)
+export/examples/ar/splash_pdf4_texF
+
 
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