diff --git a/scripts/dev/build_release.py b/scripts/dev/build_release.py
index 2f1ab26c0..2310658fa 100755
--- a/scripts/dev/build_release.py
+++ b/scripts/dev/build_release.py
@@ -173,6 +173,9 @@ def smoke_test(executable: pathlib.Path, debug: bool) -> None:
             # Qt 6.7, only seen on macos for some reason
             (r'.*Path override failed for key base::DIR_APP_DICTIONARIES '
              r"and path '.*/qtwebengine_dictionaries'"),
+
+            # Qt 6.9 on macOS
+            r'Compositor returned null texture',
         ])
     elif IS_WINDOWS:
         stderr_whitelist.extend([