diff --git a/srcpkgs/rdfind/template b/srcpkgs/rdfind/template
index 510e46839ba..53a34e68ded 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/rdfind/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/rdfind/template
@@ -1,16 +1,24 @@
 # Template file for 'rdfind'
 pkgname=rdfind
 version=1.4.1
-revision=2
+revision=3
 build_style=gnu-configure
 makedepends="nettle-devel"
-short_desc="A program that finds duplicate files"
+checkdepends="tar which"
+short_desc="Program that finds duplicate files"
 maintainer="Orphaned <orphan@voidlinux.org>"
 license="GPL-2.0-or-later"
 homepage="https://rdfind.pauldreik.se"
 distfiles="https://rdfind.pauldreik.se/rdfind-${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=30c613ec26eba48b188d2520cfbe64244f3b1a541e60909ce9ed2efb381f5e8c
 
+pre_configure() {
+	# skip tests that don't work as expected in the chroot
+	vsed -i Makefile.in \
+		-e 's:testcases/hardlink_fails.sh \\:\\:' \
+		-e 's:testcases/symlinking_action.sh \\:\\:'
+}
+
 case "${XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE}" in
 	aarch64) LDFLAGS="-Wl,-znotext";;
 esac