diff --git a/app-arch/libarchive/libarchive-3.3.1.ebuild b/app-arch/libarchive/libarchive-3.3.1.ebuild
index 6a9a79b303a43..d5a0981783e20 100644
--- a/app-arch/libarchive/libarchive-3.3.1.ebuild
+++ b/app-arch/libarchive/libarchive-3.3.1.ebuild
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ PATCHES=(
 	"${FILESDIR}"/${PN}-3.3.1-libressl.patch
 )
 
+# Various test problems, starting with the fact that sandbox
+# explodes on long paths. https://bugs.gentoo.org/598806
+RESTRICT="test"
+
 src_prepare() {
 	default
 	elibtoolize  # is required for Solaris sol2_ld linker fix
diff --git a/app-arch/libarchive/libarchive-3.3.2.ebuild b/app-arch/libarchive/libarchive-3.3.2.ebuild
index 2d3909ef1f42a..f68b736c9464f 100644
--- a/app-arch/libarchive/libarchive-3.3.2.ebuild
+++ b/app-arch/libarchive/libarchive-3.3.2.ebuild
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ DEPEND="${RDEPEND}
 		e2fsprogs? ( sys-fs/e2fsprogs )
 	)"
 
+# Various test problems, starting with the fact that sandbox
+# explodes on long paths. https://bugs.gentoo.org/598806
+RESTRICT="test"
+
 src_prepare() {
 	default
 	elibtoolize  # is required for Solaris sol2_ld linker fix