diff --git a/rpminspect.yaml b/rpminspect.yaml
index 4c2a277..0b0623a 100644
--- a/rpminspect.yaml
+++ b/rpminspect.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
-# Ignore malformed XML file, which is only used in the testusite
-xml:
-  ignore:
-    - /usr/share/mysql-test/std_data/loadxml.dat
+# Set up global ignore list
+ignore:
+    # mysql-test/ directory contains an extensive test-suite of about 20.000 files;
+    # It is very time consuming to be fully analysed and the results aren't useful anyway
+    # It is expected the tests change during rebases, as the underlying functionality the test evolve
+    # Some of the tests contain broken or problematic code, however that is on purpose
+    - /usr/share/mysql-test/
+
 badfuncs:
   ignore:
     # udf_example.so can be ignored, as it is an example of how to write loadable functions