diff --git a/Testsuite/test/run_testsuite b/Testsuite/test/run_testsuite
index b65f2f7619d..d50da4215be 100755
--- a/Testsuite/test/run_testsuite
+++ b/Testsuite/test/run_testsuite
@@ -173,8 +173,10 @@ run_testsuite()
   done
 }
 
+[ x"$1" = x"icons" -o x"$1" = x"resources" ] && exit 0
+
 if [ -z "$1" ] ; then
-  TEST_DIRECTORIES=`ls`
+  TEST_DIRECTORIES=`ls | egrep -v 'icons|resources'`
 else
   TEST_DIRECTORIES="$*"
 fi
diff --git a/Testsuite/test/run_testsuite_with_cmake b/Testsuite/test/run_testsuite_with_cmake
index 709a8636d26..f079a20f674 100755
--- a/Testsuite/test/run_testsuite_with_cmake
+++ b/Testsuite/test/run_testsuite_with_cmake
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ run_testsuite()
 [ x"$1" = x"icons" -o x"$1" = x"resources" ] && exit 0
 
 if [ -z "$1" ] ; then
-  TEST_DIRECTORIES=`ls`
+  TEST_DIRECTORIES=`ls | egrep -v 'icons|resources'`
 else
   TEST_DIRECTORIES="$*"
 fi