diff --git a/kde-apps/kmail/kmail-17.04.3.ebuild b/kde-apps/kmail/kmail-17.04.3.ebuild
index 03c15d1a06baa..0b31c9060579d 100644
--- a/kde-apps/kmail/kmail-17.04.3.ebuild
+++ b/kde-apps/kmail/kmail-17.04.3.ebuild
@@ -81,6 +81,8 @@ RDEPEND="${COMMON_DEPEND}
 	$(add_kdeapps_dep kdepim-runtime)
 "
 
+RESTRICT+=" test" # bug 616878
+
 src_prepare() {
 	cmake-utils_src_prepare