diff --git a/ci-scripts/cppcheck_suppressions.list b/ci-scripts/cppcheck_suppressions.list
index 4b9fb97427..f8438a4276 100644
--- a/ci-scripts/cppcheck_suppressions.list
+++ b/ci-scripts/cppcheck_suppressions.list
@@ -84,6 +84,12 @@ nullPointer:common/utils/T/tracer/multi.c:265
 arrayIndexOutOfBounds:openair2/LAYER2/rlc_v2/tests/test.c:401
 //
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// this file is used for testing the NR RLC implementation, this error is
+// not a problem, the programmer has to know what she does when writing
+// the tests
+arrayIndexOutOfBounds:openair2/LAYER2/nr_rlc/tests/test.c:451
+//
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // cppcheck does not understand the different lengths of arrays
 arrayIndexOutOfBounds:openair1/SIMULATION/TOOLS/random_channel.c:705
 arrayIndexOutOfBounds:openair1/SIMULATION/TOOLS/random_channel.c:706