diff --git a/dev-libs/xmlsec/xmlsec-1.3.10-r1.ebuild b/dev-libs/xmlsec/xmlsec-1.3.10-r1.ebuild
index 72090cb49a27..67ef28cb463a 100644
--- a/dev-libs/xmlsec/xmlsec-1.3.10-r1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-libs/xmlsec/xmlsec-1.3.10-r1.ebuild
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@ src_prepare() {
 	default
 
 	eautoreconf
+
+	# skip failing test (this is fixed in 1.3.11) - #972730
+	sed -i '1842s/zyes/zskip/' tests/testDSig.sh || die
 }
 
 src_configure() {