diff --git a/testsuite/gtk/defaultvalue.c b/testsuite/gtk/defaultvalue.c
index 34c9638cea..6404cda1ae 100644
--- a/testsuite/gtk/defaultvalue.c
+++ b/testsuite/gtk/defaultvalue.c
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ test_type (gconstpointer data)
   /* These can't be freely constructed/destroyed */
   if (g_type_is_a (type, GTK_TYPE_APPLICATION) ||
       g_type_is_a (type, GDK_TYPE_PIXBUF_LOADER) ||
+      g_type_is_a (type, GTK_TYPE_LAYOUT_CHILD) ||
 #ifdef G_OS_UNIX
       g_type_is_a (type, GTK_TYPE_PRINT_JOB) ||
 #endif
diff --git a/testsuite/gtk/notify.c b/testsuite/gtk/notify.c
index f36c8f43e7..e1622059da 100644
--- a/testsuite/gtk/notify.c
+++ b/testsuite/gtk/notify.c
@@ -370,6 +370,7 @@ test_type (gconstpointer data)
   /* These can't be freely constructed/destroyed */
   if (g_type_is_a (type, GTK_TYPE_APPLICATION) ||
       g_type_is_a (type, GDK_TYPE_PIXBUF_LOADER) ||
+      g_type_is_a (type, GTK_TYPE_LAYOUT_CHILD) ||
 #ifdef G_OS_UNIX
       g_type_is_a (type, GTK_TYPE_PRINT_JOB) ||
 #endif
diff --git a/testsuite/gtk/objects-finalize.c b/testsuite/gtk/objects-finalize.c
index 3e64c2ff22..b43ab812ee 100644
--- a/testsuite/gtk/objects-finalize.c
+++ b/testsuite/gtk/objects-finalize.c
@@ -72,6 +72,11 @@ test_finalize_object (gconstpointer data)
                              NULL);
       g_object_unref (list_store);
     }
+  else if (g_type_is_a (test_type, GTK_TYPE_LAYOUT_CHILD))
+    {
+      g_test_skip ("Skipping GtkLayoutChild type");
+      return;
+    }
   else
     object = g_object_new (test_type, NULL);
   g_assert (G_IS_OBJECT (object));