diff --git a/test/unit/_filedir.exp b/test/unit/_filedir.exp
index a1757a84..59b536e6 100644
--- a/test/unit/_filedir.exp
+++ b/test/unit/_filedir.exp
@@ -248,13 +248,16 @@ assert_complete_dir {ee.e1 foo/ gg.e1 ii.E1} "g " "fixtures/_filedir/ext" $test
 sync_after_int
 
 
-set test "completing f aé should return g when LC_CTYPE=C"
+set test "completing f aé should return g"
 # Execute this test only on bash >= 4 with LC_CTYPE matching *UTF-8*
 # See also: http://www.mail-archive.com/bash-completion-devel\
 #           @lists.alioth.debian.org/msg02265.html
+# Don't execute this test on expect-5.44 cause it will segfault
+# See also: Alioth #312792
 if {
-    [lindex $::BASH_VERSINFO 0] >= 4 && 
-    [string first "UTF-8" $::LC_CTYPE] != -1
+    [lindex $::BASH_VERSINFO 0] >= 4 &&
+    [string first "UTF-8" $::LC_CTYPE] != -1 &&
+    [string first 5.44 [exp_version]] != 0
 } {
     assert_complete_dir g "f aé/" "fixtures/_filedir"
 } else {