diff --git a/gnu/packages/gnome.scm b/gnu/packages/gnome.scm
index 95ba7af240..5a9d145ece 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/gnome.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/gnome.scm
@@ -1191,7 +1191,14 @@ dealing with different structured file formats.")
             ;; Drop the 'loaders.cache' file, it's in gdk-pixbuf+svg.
             (("gdk_pixbuf_cache_file = .*$")
              "gdk_pixbuf_cache_file = $(TMPDIR)/loaders.cache\n")))
-        %standard-phases)))
+        (alist-cons-after
+         'unpack 'remove-failing-test
+         ;; This test fails on aarch64.
+         (lambda _
+           (delete-file "tests/fixtures/reftests/bugs/777834-empty-text-children.svg")
+           (delete-file "tests/fixtures/reftests/bugs/777834-empty-text-children-ref.png")
+           #t)
+        %standard-phases))))
     (native-inputs
      `(("pkg-config" ,pkg-config)
        ("glib" ,glib "bin")                               ; glib-mkenums, etc.