diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e023e6d8..8f659931 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -120,7 +120,16 @@ CSV files of various types.
           </descriptors>
           <tarLongFileMode>gnu</tarLongFileMode>
         </configuration>
-     </plugin>
+      </plugin>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+        <configuration>
+          <excludes>
+            <exclude>**/perf/PerformanceTest.java</exclude>
+          </excludes>
+        </configuration>
+      </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/csv/perf/PerformanceTest.java b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/csv/perf/PerformanceTest.java
index 943075eb..b99defdb 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/csv/perf/PerformanceTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/csv/perf/PerformanceTest.java
@@ -33,15 +33,13 @@ import org.apache.commons.csv.CSVFormat;
 import org.apache.commons.csv.CSVRecord;
 import org.apache.commons.io.IOUtils;
 import org.junit.BeforeClass;
-import org.junit.Ignore;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
 /**
  * Tests performance.
  * 
- * Only enable for your own development.
+ * To run this test, use: mvn test -Dtest=PeformanceTest
  */
-@Ignore
 public class PerformanceTest {
 
     private final int max = 10;