diff --git a/src/tests/Makefile b/src/tests/Makefile
index 86ba55e3024..42e838093c7 100644
--- a/src/tests/Makefile
+++ b/src/tests/Makefile
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ TDB_TESTS = $(patsubst %.c,%.tdb,$(SRCS))
 BDB_DONTRUN = bug627 test_abort1 keyrange keyrange-unflat keyrange-dupsort keyrange-dupsort-unflat manyfiles
 BDB_TESTS = $(patsubst %.c,%.bdb,$(filter-out $(patsubst %,%.c,$(BDB_DONTRUN)),$(SRCS)))
 
-TDB_TESTS_THAT_SHOULD_FAIL = test_groupcommit_count test-recover1 test-recover2 test-recover3 test_txn_recover3 test_838
+TDB_TESTS_THAT_SHOULD_FAIL = test_groupcommit_count test-recover1 test-recover2 test-recover3 test_txn_recover3
 TDB_TESTS_THAT_SHOULD_FAIL_LIT = test_log2.recover test_log3.recover test_log4.recover test_log5.recover test_log6.recover test_log7.recover test_log8.recover test_log9.recover test_log10.recover
 
 ALL_TESTS = $(TDB_TESTS) $(BDB_TESTS)