diff --git a/srcpkgs/libguestfs/template b/srcpkgs/libguestfs/template
index 2ace9b8253c..3b6abdddea1 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libguestfs/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libguestfs/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'libguestfs'
 pkgname=libguestfs
 version=1.54.1
-revision=2
+revision=3
 _version_short=${version%.*}
 build_style=gnu-configure
 make_install_args="INSTALLDIRS=vendor"
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ license=" GPL-2.0-or-later"
 homepage="http://libguestfs.org"
 distfiles="http://libguestfs.org/download/${_version_short}-stable/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=6e3fc6ac192675f7bc2840a561bb36a36d3d5a8dfa7f88ea2f53f8cf602a177e
+make_check=no # many tests need guest applicance
 
 conf_files="etc/libguestfs-tools.conf"