diff --git a/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.pl b/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.pl
index 57fdb10e9d7..c7e8712c9fc 100755
--- a/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.pl
+++ b/mysql-test/mysql-test-run.pl
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@ my @DEFAULT_SUITES= qw(
     innodb_fts-
     innodb_zip-
     maria-
+    mariabackup-
     multi_source-
     optimizer_unfixed_bugs-
     parts-