diff --git a/base/test/android/javatests/src/org/chromium/base/test/BaseChromiumAndroidJUnitRunner.java b/base/test/android/javatests/src/org/chromium/base/test/BaseChromiumAndroidJUnitRunner.java
index 0ead0bbcc3814..ee9785a6952a1 100644
--- a/base/test/android/javatests/src/org/chromium/base/test/BaseChromiumAndroidJUnitRunner.java
+++ b/base/test/android/javatests/src/org/chromium/base/test/BaseChromiumAndroidJUnitRunner.java
@@ -764,7 +764,8 @@ public class BaseChromiumAndroidJUnitRunner extends AndroidJUnitRunner {
                     && !f.getName().equals("WebViewChromiumPrefs.xml")
                     && !f.getName().equals("org.chromium.android_webview.devui.MainActivity.xml")
                     && !f.getName().equals("AwComponentUpdateServicePreferences.xml")
-                    && !f.getName().equals("ComponentsProviderServicePreferences.xml")) {
+                    && !f.getName().equals("ComponentsProviderServicePreferences.xml")
+                    && !f.getName().equals("org.chromium.webengine.shell_preferences.xml")) {
                 if (check) {
                     badFiles.add(f);
                 } else {