diff --git a/tools/cldr-code/src/test/java/org/unicode/cldr/unittest/TestInheritance.java b/tools/cldr-code/src/test/java/org/unicode/cldr/unittest/TestInheritance.java
index fab3b9299a6..bbc9e803f95 100644
--- a/tools/cldr-code/src/test/java/org/unicode/cldr/unittest/TestInheritance.java
+++ b/tools/cldr-code/src/test/java/org/unicode/cldr/unittest/TestInheritance.java
@@ -361,7 +361,10 @@ public void TestParentLocaleRelationships() {
                             "nn",
                             "nb",
                             // Per CLDR-15276 hi-Latn can have an explicit parent
-                            "hi_Latn"));
+                            "hi_Latn",
+                            // Per CLDR-17587 Haitian Creole is largely influenced by French and is
+                            // best boot-strapped by French
+                            "ht"));
 
     public void TestParentLocaleInvariants() {
         // Testing invariant relationships in parent locales - See