diff -Nru python-coverage-3.7.1+dfsg.1/debian/changelog python-coverage-3.7.1+dfsg.1/debian/changelog
--- python-coverage-3.7.1+dfsg.1/debian/changelog	2014-03-06 22:45:52.000000000 +0000
+++ python-coverage-3.7.1+dfsg.1/debian/changelog	2016-03-01 20:34:28.000000000 +0000
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+python-coverage (3.7.1+dfsg.1-1+rpi1) stretch-staging; urgency=medium
+
+  * Disable testsuite.
+
+ -- Peter Michael Green <plugwash@raspbian.org>  Tue, 01 Mar 2016 20:33:09 +0000
+
 python-coverage (3.7.1+dfsg.1-1) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * The “Ziauddin Yousafzai” release.
diff -Nru python-coverage-3.7.1+dfsg.1/debian/rules python-coverage-3.7.1+dfsg.1/debian/rules
--- python-coverage-3.7.1+dfsg.1/debian/rules	2014-03-06 22:45:52.000000000 +0000
+++ python-coverage-3.7.1+dfsg.1/debian/rules	2016-03-01 20:32:59.000000000 +0000
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
 RST2MAN = rst2man
 
 
-ifeq (,$(filter nocheck,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
+ifeq (testsuitedisabled,$(filter nocheck,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
 .PHONY: test-python%
 test-python%:
 	python$* setup.py test -vv