diff --git a/test/external_test_onnx_backend.py b/test/external_test_onnx_backend.py
index 1acfe9793d..7da2a241ae 100644
--- a/test/external_test_onnx_backend.py
+++ b/test/external_test_onnx_backend.py
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ backend_test.exclude('test_quantizelinear_*')
 backend_test.exclude('test_gru_*')
 backend_test.exclude('test_rnn_*')
 backend_test.exclude('test_lstm_*')
+backend_test.exclude('test_simple_rnn_*')
 
 # no control flow
 backend_test.exclude('test_if_*')