diff --git a/dev-python/sphinx/sphinx-1.7.5-r1.ebuild b/dev-python/sphinx/sphinx-1.7.5-r1.ebuild
index fc0dcb5a94239..b39431a75c07c 100644
--- a/dev-python/sphinx/sphinx-1.7.5-r1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/sphinx/sphinx-1.7.5-r1.ebuild
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ python_prepare_all() {
 	# remove tests that fail due to network-sandbox
 	rm tests/test_websupport.py || die "Failed to remove web tests"
 	rm tests/test_build_linkcheck.py || die "Failed to remove web tests"
+	sed -i -e 's:test_latex_remote_images:_&:' tests/test_build_latex.py || die
 
 	# fails when additional sphinx themes are installed
 	sed -i -e 's:test_theme_api:_&:' tests/test_theming.py || die