diff --git a/source/blender/io/usd/intern/usd_writer_mesh.cc b/source/blender/io/usd/intern/usd_writer_mesh.cc
index d4c94704f77..61f7f9cde1b 100644
--- a/source/blender/io/usd/intern/usd_writer_mesh.cc
+++ b/source/blender/io/usd/intern/usd_writer_mesh.cc
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ void USDGenericMeshWriter::write_custom_data(const Object *obj,
      * Skip edge domain because USD doesn't have a good conversion for them. */
     if (iter.name[0] == '.' || bke::attribute_name_is_anonymous(iter.name) ||
         iter.domain == bke::AttrDomain::Edge ||
-        ELEM(iter.name, "position", "material_index", "velocity", "crease_vert"))
+        ELEM(iter.name, "position", "material_index", "velocity", "crease_vert", "custom_normal"))
     {
       return;
     }