diff --git a/icu4c/source/test/cintltst/cldrtest.c b/icu4c/source/test/cintltst/cldrtest.c
index e0e6661d3d80..c2a7094a4f9c 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/test/cintltst/cldrtest.c
+++ b/icu4c/source/test/cintltst/cldrtest.c
@@ -1012,6 +1012,10 @@ static void VerifyTranslation(void) {
                         log_knownIssue("cldrbug:15355", "ks_Deva day names use chars not in exemplars")) {
                     end = 0;
                 }
+                if (uprv_strncmp(currLoc,"kxv",3) == 0 &&  // Unnecessarily also skips kxv_Orya/kxv_Telu, that is ok for now
+                        log_knownIssue("CLDR-17203", "Some day/month names in kxv(_Deva)? use chars not in exemplars")) {
+                    end = 0;
+                }
 
                 for (idx = 0; idx < end; idx++) {
                     const UChar *fromBundleStr = ures_getStringByIndex(resArray, idx, &langSize, &errorCode);