diff --git a/onnxruntime/test/shared_lib/test_inference.cc b/onnxruntime/test/shared_lib/test_inference.cc
index d20cd97f9a..28459856fc 100644
--- a/onnxruntime/test/shared_lib/test_inference.cc
+++ b/onnxruntime/test/shared_lib/test_inference.cc
@@ -405,7 +405,8 @@ TEST(CApiTest, custom_op_handler) {
 #endif
 }
 
-#if !defined(ORT_MINIMAL_BUILD)
+#if !defined(ORT_MINIMAL_BUILD) && !defined(REDUCED_OPS_BUILD)
+//disable test in reduced-op-build since TOPK and GRU are excluded there
 TEST(CApiTest, instant_op_handler) {
   std::vector<Input> inputs(1);
   Input& input = inputs[0];