diff --git a/test/Makefile.am b/test/Makefile.am
index e32b39c2..b3dccdb6 100644
--- a/test/Makefile.am
+++ b/test/Makefile.am
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ EXTRA_DIST = \
 # All of the tests to execute via 'make check'
 TESTS = $(check_PROGRAMS) $(TESTSCRIPTS)
 
+# Tests which are expected to fail
+XFAIL_TESTS =
+
+# Extra files which should be cleaned by 'make clean'
 CLEANFILES = test_packbits.tif deleteme*
 
 # Executable programs which need to be built in order to support tests
diff --git a/test/Makefile.in b/test/Makefile.in
index 34bcacb8..3275652c 100644
--- a/test/Makefile.in
+++ b/test/Makefile.in
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ POST_UNINSTALL = :
 build_triplet = @build@
 host_triplet = @host@
 target_triplet = @target@
+XFAIL_TESTS =
 check_PROGRAMS = ascii_tag$(EXEEXT) long_tag$(EXEEXT) \
 	short_tag$(EXEEXT) strip_rw$(EXEEXT) rewrite$(EXEEXT)
 subdir = test
@@ -373,6 +374,8 @@ EXTRA_DIST = \
 
 # All of the tests to execute via 'make check'
 TESTS = $(check_PROGRAMS) $(TESTSCRIPTS)
+
+# Extra files which should be cleaned by 'make clean'
 CLEANFILES = test_packbits.tif deleteme*
 
 # Test scripts to execute