diff --git a/tests/packages.scm b/tests/packages.scm
index 3506f94f91..3bc5ccb286 100644
--- a/tests/packages.scm
+++ b/tests/packages.scm
@@ -896,6 +896,7 @@
       (build-derivations %store (list d))
       #f)))
 
+(test-skip 1) ;; uses bootstrap-guile
 (test-assert "trivial with #:allowed-references + grafts"
   (let* ((g (package
               (inherit %bootstrap-guile)
