diff --git a/kde-apps/dolphin/dolphin-25.08.3.ebuild b/kde-apps/dolphin/dolphin-25.08.3.ebuild
index fef7cd309796..1edf4cea3c41 100644
--- a/kde-apps/dolphin/dolphin-25.08.3.ebuild
+++ b/kde-apps/dolphin/dolphin-25.08.3.ebuild
@@ -59,6 +59,14 @@ RDEPEND="${DEPEND}
 	>=kde-apps/thumbnailers-${PVCUT}:6
 "
 
+CMAKE_SKIP_TESTS=(
+	servicemenuinstaller # requires ruby, no thanks
+	# these hang forever:
+	{dolphinmainwindow,kfile{itemlistview,itemmodel},listcontroller}test
+	placesitemmodeltest # requires DBus
+	kitemlistcontrollerexpandtest # maybe fixed in >=25.12
+)
+
 src_configure() {
 	local mycmakeargs=(
 		-DCMAKE_DISABLE_FIND_PACKAGE_PackageKitQt6=ON
@@ -72,16 +80,6 @@ src_configure() {
 	ecm_src_configure
 }
 
-src_test() {
-	local myctestargs=(
-		# servicemenuinstaller requires ruby, no thanks
-		# dolphinmainwindowtest, kitemlistcontrollertest, kfileitemlistviewtest, kfileitemmodeltest hang forever
-		# placesitemmodeltest requires DBus
-		-E "(servicemenuinstaller|dolphinmainwindowtest|kfileitemlistviewtest|kfileitemmodeltest|kitemlistcontrollertest|placesitemmodeltest)"
-	)
-	ecm_src_test
-}
-
 pkg_postinst() {
 	if [[ -z "${REPLACING_VERSIONS}" ]]; then
 		optfeature "compress/extract and other actions" "kde-apps/ark:${SLOT}"