diff --git a/gnu/packages/linux.scm b/gnu/packages/linux.scm
index 4120355b84..1a3ccb610c 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/linux.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/linux.scm
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 ;;; Copyright © 2020 Pierre Neidhardt <mail@ambrevar.xyz>
 ;;; Copyright © 2020 Chris Marusich <cmmarusich@gmail.com>
 ;;; Copyright © 2020 Vincent Legoll <vincent.legoll@gmail.com>
-;;; Copyright © 2020 Jan (janneke) Nieuwenhuizen <janneke@gnu.org>
+;;; Copyright © 2020, 2023 Janneke Nieuwenhuizen <janneke@gnu.org>
 ;;; Copyright © 2020 Morgan Smith <Morgan.J.Smith@outlook.com>
 ;;; Copyright © 2020 John Soo <jsoo1@asu.edu>
 ;;; Copyright © 2020, 2022 Michael Rohleder <mike@rohleder.de>
@@ -2390,7 +2390,14 @@ (define-public procps
                    (let* ((out #$output)
                           (dup (append-map (cut find-files out <>)
                                            '("^kill" "^uptime"))))
-                     (for-each delete-file dup)))))))
+                     (for-each delete-file dup))))
+               #$@(if (system-hurd?)
+                      #~((add-after 'unpack 'skip-tests
+                           (lambda _
+                             (substitute* "library/tests/test_version.c"
+                               (("^int main\\(.*" all)
+                                (string-append all "{\n  exit (77);//"))))))
+                      #~()))))
     (inputs (list ncurses))
     (native-inputs (list pkg-config))
     (home-page "https://gitlab.com/procps-ng/procps/")