diff --git a/gtk/tests/defaultvalue.c b/gtk/tests/defaultvalue.c
index 3d3b988402..6a157e42ae 100644
--- a/gtk/tests/defaultvalue.c
+++ b/gtk/tests/defaultvalue.c
@@ -173,7 +173,8 @@ test_type (gconstpointer data)
 
       /* Default invisible char is determined at runtime */
       if (g_type_is_a (type, GTK_TYPE_ENTRY) &&
-	  strcmp (pspec->name, "invisible-char") == 0)
+	  strcmp (pspec->name, "invisible-char") == 0 ||
+          strcmp (pspec->name, "buffer") == 0)
 	continue;
 
       /* Gets set to the cwd */