diff --git a/dev-python/elasticsearch-py/elasticsearch-py-5.2.0.ebuild b/dev-python/elasticsearch-py/elasticsearch-py-5.2.0.ebuild
index 52fec907ba810..ff354fe1001d8 100644
--- a/dev-python/elasticsearch-py/elasticsearch-py-5.2.0.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/elasticsearch-py/elasticsearch-py-5.2.0.ebuild
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ inherit distutils-r1
 
 # tests fail in chroot
 # https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/12018
-#RESTRICT="test"
+RESTRICT="test"
 
 MY_PN=${PN/-py/}