diff --git a/tests/auto/heif/BLACKLIST b/tests/auto/heif/BLACKLIST
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cf25330c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/auto/heif/BLACKLIST
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[writeImage]
+macos-12 arm # HEIC codec doesn't seem to work in Tart VMs