diff --git a/gnu/packages/ruby.scm b/gnu/packages/ruby.scm
index 5f82e0f6f4..df1c6d87d1 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/ruby.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/ruby.scm
@@ -3848,6 +3848,10 @@ (define-public ruby-bond
         (base32
          "1r19ifc4skyl2gxnifrxa5jvbbay9fb2in79ppgv02b6n4bhsw90"))))
     (build-system ruby-build-system)
+    (arguments
+     ;; The test suite fails (see:
+     ;; https://github.com/cldwalker/bond/issues/46).
+     `(#:tests? #f))
     (native-inputs
      `(("ruby-bacon" ,ruby-bacon)
        ("ruby-bacon-bits" ,ruby-bacon-bits)