diff --git a/testing/org-test.el b/testing/org-test.el
index 57b72523f..ea8cae4b5 100644
--- a/testing/org-test.el
+++ b/testing/org-test.el
@@ -274,9 +274,10 @@ otherwise place the point at the beginning of the inserted text."
 	      (mapc
 	       (lambda (path)
 		 (if (file-directory-p path)
-		   (rld path)
+		     (rld path)
 		   (catch 'missing-test-dependency
-		     (load-file path))))
+		     (when (string-match "^[A-Za-z].*\\.el$" path)
+		       load-file path))))
 	       (directory-files base 'full
 				"^\\([^.]\\|\\.\\([^.]\\|\\..\\)\\).*\\.el$"))))
     (rld (expand-file-name "lisp" org-test-dir))