diff --git a/tests/runtests.py b/tests/runtests.py
index 5053b4f54cd..8e3d2361b85 100755
--- a/tests/runtests.py
+++ b/tests/runtests.py
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ TEMP_DIR = tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix='django_')
 os.environ['DJANGO_TEST_TEMP_DIR'] = TEMP_DIR
 
 SUBDIRS_TO_SKIP = [
+    'coverage_html',
     'data',
     'requirements',
     'templates',