diff -Nru xerces-c-3.1.1/debian/changelog xerces-c-3.1.1/debian/changelog
--- xerces-c-3.1.1/debian/changelog	2015-03-20 18:43:44.000000000 +0000
+++ xerces-c-3.1.1/debian/changelog	2015-11-28 09:17:08.000000000 +0000
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+xerces-c (3.1.1-5.1+rpi1) stretch-staging; urgency=medium
+
+  * Disable testsuite.
+
+ -- Peter Michael Green <plugwash@raspbian.org>  Sat, 28 Nov 2015 09:16:58 +0000
+
 xerces-c (3.1.1-5.1) unstable; urgency=high
 
   * Non-maintainer upload.
diff -Nru xerces-c-3.1.1/debian/rules xerces-c-3.1.1/debian/rules
--- xerces-c-3.1.1/debian/rules	2015-03-20 18:43:44.000000000 +0000
+++ xerces-c-3.1.1/debian/rules	2015-11-28 09:16:43.000000000 +0000
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/make -f
 
 # Enable all hardening options.
-export DEB_BUILD_MAINT_OPTIONS = hardening=+all
+export DEB_BUILD_MAINT_OPTIONS = hardening=+all nocheck
 DPKG_EXPORT_BUILDFLAGS = 1
 include /usr/share/dpkg/buildflags.mk