diff --git a/gnu/packages/emacs-xyz.scm b/gnu/packages/emacs-xyz.scm
index 1664bab8bce..f06ebef83b2 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/emacs-xyz.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/emacs-xyz.scm
@@ -16499,6 +16499,8 @@ Emacs buffers.")
        (sha256
         (base32 "1w6y18bg0fpvb5xwr827ynzbj0f0nh3dms3n0xq6hg38dcyly46b"))))
     (build-system emacs-build-system)
+    (arguments (list #:test-command #~(list "make" "test")
+                     #:tests? #f))      ; XXX: 5 unexpected results
     (home-page "https://jblevins.org/projects/markdown-mode/")
     (synopsis "Emacs Major mode for Markdown files")
     (description