diff --git a/.semaphore/semaphore-runner.sh b/.semaphore/semaphore-runner.sh
index 0e96271d0b..34dadea743 100755
--- a/.semaphore/semaphore-runner.sh
+++ b/.semaphore/semaphore-runner.sh
@@ -106,6 +106,9 @@ EOF
                                                        --env DPKG_DEB_COMPRESSOR_TYPE="none" \
                                                        --env DEB_BUILD_PROFILES="noudeb nodoc" \
                                                        --env TEST_UPSTREAM=1 \
+                                                       --skip-test localed-locale \
+                                                       --skip-test localed-x11-keymap \
+                                                       --skip-test build-with-static-libsystemd \
                                                        ../systemd_*.dsc \
                                                        -o "$ARTIFACTS_DIR" \
                                                        -- lxc -s "$CONTAINER" \