diff -Nru pytables-3.5.2/debian/changelog pytables-3.5.2/debian/changelog
--- pytables-3.5.2/debian/changelog	2019-12-17 21:17:38.000000000 +0000
+++ pytables-3.5.2/debian/changelog	2019-12-21 06:02:20.000000000 +0000
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+pytables (3.5.2-5+rpi1) bullseye-staging; urgency=medium
+
+  * Disable testsuite.
+
+ -- Peter Michael Green <plugwash@raspbian.org>  Sat, 21 Dec 2019 06:02:20 +0000
+
 pytables (3.5.2-5) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * Team upload.
diff -Nru pytables-3.5.2/debian/rules pytables-3.5.2/debian/rules
--- pytables-3.5.2/debian/rules	2019-12-17 20:11:10.000000000 +0000
+++ pytables-3.5.2/debian/rules	2019-12-21 06:02:12.000000000 +0000
@@ -67,3 +67,6 @@
 
 override_dh_compress:
 	dh_compress -X.txt -X.pdf -X.py -X.h5
+
+override_dh_auto_test:
+	echo testsuite disabled