diff --git a/dev-ruby/aws-s3/aws-s3-0.6.3.ebuild b/dev-ruby/aws-s3/aws-s3-0.6.3.ebuild
index 80d9b628570d8..ed5224097140b 100644
--- a/dev-ruby/aws-s3/aws-s3-0.6.3.ebuild
+++ b/dev-ruby/aws-s3/aws-s3-0.6.3.ebuild
@@ -33,6 +33,13 @@ RUBY_PATCHES=(
 	${P}+ruby19.patch
 )
 
+all_ruby_prepare() {
+	# Avoid tests requiring network access, bug 339324
+	sed -i -e '/test_request_only_escapes_the_path_the_first_time_it_runs_and_not_subsequent_times/,/^  end/ s:^:#:' \
+		-e '/test_if_request_has_no_body_then_the_content_length_is_set_to_zero/,/^  end/ s:^:#:' \
+		test/connection_test.rb || die
+}
+
 each_ruby_test() {
 	${RUBY} -I. -e "Dir['test/*_test.rb'].each {|f| require f }" || die
 }