diff -Nru db5.3-5.3.28/debian/changelog db5.3-5.3.28/debian/changelog
--- db5.3-5.3.28/debian/changelog	2017-07-13 07:09:25.000000000 +0000
+++ db5.3-5.3.28/debian/changelog	2017-08-01 21:45:25.000000000 +0000
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+db5.3 (5.3.28-13+rpi1) buster-staging; urgency=medium
+
+  * Disable testsuite.
+
+ -- Peter Michael Green <plugwash@raspbian.org>  Tue, 01 Aug 2017 21:45:25 +0000
+
 db5.3 (5.3.28-13) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * Use https url for Vcs-Browser
diff -Nru db5.3-5.3.28/debian/rules db5.3-5.3.28/debian/rules
--- db5.3-5.3.28/debian/rules	2017-07-13 07:09:25.000000000 +0000
+++ db5.3-5.3.28/debian/rules	2017-08-01 21:45:20.000000000 +0000
@@ -62,9 +62,9 @@
   ENABLE_TESTS=no
 endif
 
-ifneq (,$(findstring nocheck,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
+#ifneq (,$(findstring nocheck,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
   ENABLE_TESTS=no
-endif
+#endif
 
 ifeq ($(ENABLE_TESTS),yes)
   CONFIGURE_SWITCHES += --enable-test