diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/kernel.pro b/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/kernel.pro
index 4b3b2e824e..3ec783ab2c 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/kernel.pro
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/kernel/kernel.pro
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ SUBDIRS=\
     qmetaobjectbuilder \
     qmetamethod \
     qmetaproperty \
-    qmetatype \
     qmimedata \
     qobject \
     qpointer \
@@ -22,6 +21,10 @@ SUBDIRS=\
     qvariant \
     qwineventnotifier
 
+# Building the qmetatype test with Clang on ARM takes forever (QTBUG-37237)
+!clang|!contains(QT_ARCH, arm): \
+    SUBDIRS += qmetatype
+
 !qtHaveModule(gui): SUBDIRS -= \
     qmimedata