--- a/src/tests/man-deleted-directory
+++ b/src/tests/man-deleted-directory
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 
 : ${MAN=man}
 
+test -n "$SANDBOX_ACTIVE" && skip "Gentoo: Test known bad under sandbox (#699466)"
+
 init
 echo "MANDATORY_MANPATH $abstmpdir/usr/share/man" >"$tmpdir/manpath.config"
 MANPATH="$abstmpdir/usr/share/man"