diff --git a/net-im/neochat/neochat-24.11.90.ebuild b/net-im/neochat/neochat-24.11.90.ebuild
index 24d7b5a7a3f..5e3a5b00f57 100644
--- a/net-im/neochat/neochat-24.11.90.ebuild
+++ b/net-im/neochat/neochat-24.11.90.ebuild
@@ -57,3 +57,10 @@ RDEPEND="${DEPEND}
 	>=kde-frameworks/prison-${KFMIN}:6[qml]
 "
 BDEPEND="virtual/pkgconfig"
+
+CMAKE_SKIP_TESTS=(
+	# bug 938530, i18n bs
+	eventhandlertest
+	# bug 909816, tries access /proc/PID/mem
+	texthandlertest # ki18n (KLocalizedString) failure
+)
diff --git a/net-im/neochat/neochat-24.12.49.9999.ebuild b/net-im/neochat/neochat-24.12.49.9999.ebuild
index 6b59acbb347..f7fa48908d4 100644
--- a/net-im/neochat/neochat-24.12.49.9999.ebuild
+++ b/net-im/neochat/neochat-24.12.49.9999.ebuild
@@ -57,3 +57,10 @@ RDEPEND="${DEPEND}
 	>=kde-frameworks/prison-${KFMIN}:6[qml]
 "
 BDEPEND="virtual/pkgconfig"
+
+CMAKE_SKIP_TESTS=(
+	# bug 938530, i18n bs
+	eventhandlertest
+	# bug 909816, tries access /proc/PID/mem
+	texthandlertest # ki18n (KLocalizedString) failure
+)
diff --git a/net-im/neochat/neochat-9999.ebuild b/net-im/neochat/neochat-9999.ebuild
index 6b59acbb347..f7fa48908d4 100644
--- a/net-im/neochat/neochat-9999.ebuild
+++ b/net-im/neochat/neochat-9999.ebuild
@@ -57,3 +57,10 @@ RDEPEND="${DEPEND}
 	>=kde-frameworks/prison-${KFMIN}:6[qml]
 "
 BDEPEND="virtual/pkgconfig"
+
+CMAKE_SKIP_TESTS=(
+	# bug 938530, i18n bs
+	eventhandlertest
+	# bug 909816, tries access /proc/PID/mem
+	texthandlertest # ki18n (KLocalizedString) failure
+)