diff --git a/Tests/CMakeLists.txt b/Tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 5be6911a6..5bf4c823f 100644
--- a/Tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -551,6 +551,15 @@ ${CMake_BINARY_DIR}/bin/cmake -DVERSION=CVS -P ${CMake_SOURCE_DIR}/Utilities/Rel
   IF("${PREVIOUS_TIMEOUT}" MATCHES NOTFOUND)
     SET_TESTS_PROPERTIES(ExternalProject PROPERTIES TIMEOUT 1000)
   ENDIF("${PREVIOUS_TIMEOUT}" MATCHES NOTFOUND)
+  # CustomCommand and ExternalProject fail because of this bug:
+  # http://connect.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/feedback/ViewFeedback.aspx?FeedbackID=473709
+  # so for this version of the compiler with the IDE expect failure
+  IF("${MSVC_VERSION}" EQUAL 1600 
+      AND "${CMAKE_TEST_GENERATOR}"
+      MATCHES "Visual Studio 10" )
+    SET_TESTS_PROPERTIES(ExternalProject PROPERTIES WILL_FAIL TRUE)
+    SET_TESTS_PROPERTIES(CustomCommand PROPERTIES WILL_FAIL TRUE)
+  ENDIF()
 
   # do each of the tutorial steps
   FOREACH(STP RANGE 1 7)