diff --git a/tests/test_floatslider.py b/tests/test_floatslider.py
index 87a2477..6bbedb7 100644
--- a/tests/test_floatslider.py
+++ b/tests/test_floatslider.py
@@ -140,8 +140,14 @@ def _test_FloatSlider_changeRange():
     _test_widget_changeRange(slider)


+@pytest.mark.skip(reason="Known to fail on Gentoo:"
+    "https://github.com/pauldmccarthy/fsleyes-widgets/issues/1"
+    )
 def test_FloatSlider_mouse_non_gtk():
     run_with_wx(_test_FloatSlider_mouse)
+@pytest.mark.skip(reason="Known to fail on Gentoo:"
+    "https://github.com/pauldmccarthy/fsleyes-widgets/issues/1"
+    )
 def test_FloatSlider_mouse_gtk():
     with mock.patch('fsleyes_widgets.floatslider.wx.Platform', '__WXGTK__'):
         run_with_wx(_test_FloatSlider_mouse)
@@ -322,7 +328,9 @@ def _test_SliderSpinPanel_show_edit_limits():
             if shouldEv: assert result[0] == expected
             else:        assert result[0] is None

-
+@pytest.mark.skip(reason="Known to fail on Gentoo:"
+    "https://github.com/pauldmccarthy/fsleyes-widgets/issues/1"
+    )
 def test_SliderSpinPanel_events():
     run_with_wx(_test_SliderSpinPanel_events)
 def _test_SliderSpinPanel_events():
diff --git a/tests/test_notebook.py b/tests/test_notebook.py
index a02226c..74e8f63 100644
--- a/tests/test_notebook.py
+++ b/tests/test_notebook.py
@@ -190,6 +190,9 @@ def _test_enable_disable_show_hide(side, ornt):
     assert notebook.GetSelection() == 1


+@pytest.mark.skip(reason="Known to fail on Gentoo:"
+    "https://github.com/pauldmccarthy/fsleyes-widgets/issues/1"
+    )
 def test_event():
     nb_run_with_wx(_test_event)
 def _test_event(side, ornt):
diff --git a/tests/test_rangeslider.py b/tests/test_rangeslider.py
index 7ddbed6..51267b3 100644
--- a/tests/test_rangeslider.py
+++ b/tests/test_rangeslider.py
@@ -103,6 +103,9 @@ def _test_RangePanel_logic_spin():
     _test_RangePanel_logic(panel)


+@pytest.mark.skip(reason="Known to fail on Gentoo:"
+    "https://github.com/pauldmccarthy/fsleyes-widgets/issues/1"
+    )
 def test_RangePanel_events_slider():
     run_with_wx(_test_RangePanel_events_slider)
 def _test_RangePanel_events_slider():
@@ -236,6 +239,9 @@ def _test_RangeSliderSpinPanel_logic():
     _test_RangePanel_logic(panel)


+@pytest.mark.skip(reason="Known to fail on Gentoo:"
+    "https://github.com/pauldmccarthy/fsleyes-widgets/issues/1"
+    )
 def test_RangeSliderSpinPanel_onchange():
     run_with_wx(_test_RangeSliderSpinPanel_onchange)
 def _test_RangeSliderSpinPanel_onchange():