diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/security/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/security/authc/kerberos/KerberosTestCase.java b/x-pack/plugin/security/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/security/authc/kerberos/KerberosTestCase.java
index cad9f689d3d5c..a1842b147cb2a 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/security/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/security/authc/kerberos/KerberosTestCase.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/security/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/security/authc/kerberos/KerberosTestCase.java
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ public abstract class KerberosTestCase extends ESTestCase {
         unsupportedLocaleLanguages.add("uz");
         unsupportedLocaleLanguages.add("fa");
         unsupportedLocaleLanguages.add("ks");
+        unsupportedLocaleLanguages.add("ne");
     }
 
     @BeforeClass
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ protected Path createPrincipalKeyTab(final Path dir, final String... princNames)
 
     /**
      * Creates principal with given name and password.
-     * 
+     *
      * @param principalName Principal name
      * @param password Password
      * @throws Exception thrown if principal could not be created
@@ -177,7 +178,7 @@ static <T> T doAsWrapper(final Subject subject, final PrivilegedExceptionAction<
 
     /**
      * Write content to provided keytab file.
-     * 
+     *
      * @param keytabPath {@link Path} to keytab file.
      * @param content Content for keytab
      * @return key tab path
@@ -192,7 +193,7 @@ public static Path writeKeyTab(final Path keytabPath, final String content) thro
 
     /**
      * Build kerberos realm settings with default config and given keytab
-     * 
+     *
      * @param keytabPath key tab file path
      * @return {@link Settings} for kerberos realm
      */
@@ -202,7 +203,7 @@ public static Settings buildKerberosRealmSettings(final String keytabPath) {
 
     /**
      * Build kerberos realm settings
-     * 
+     *
      * @param keytabPath key tab file path
      * @param maxUsersInCache max users to be maintained in cache
      * @param cacheTTL time to live for cached entries