diff --git a/gentoostrap.sh b/gentoostrap.sh
index 14fd202..af45f75 100755
--- a/gentoostrap.sh
+++ b/gentoostrap.sh
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ build-gentoo() {
 	CXXFLAGS="\${COMMON_FLAGS}"
 	GENTOO_MIRRORS="http://distfiles.gentoo.org"
 	MAKEOPTS="$(nproc)"
+	USE="-test"
 	EOF
 	# Configure default ebuild repositories
 	mkdir -p "$_optdest/etc/portage/repos.conf"