diff --git a/tests/rmdir/Makefile.am b/tests/rmdir/Makefile.am
index 868ad0ca3..795cb1e7e 100644
--- a/tests/rmdir/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/rmdir/Makefile.am
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ## Process this file with automake to produce Makefile.in -*-Makefile-*-.
 AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = 1.4 gnits
 
-TESTS = ignore t-slash
+TESTS = fail-perm ignore t-slash
 
 EXTRA_DIST = $(TESTS)
 TESTS_ENVIRONMENT = \