diff --git a/gnu/packages/ruby.scm b/gnu/packages/ruby.scm
index febd1e80ce..3f90febc43 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/ruby.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/ruby.scm
@@ -1529,15 +1529,19 @@ Style Sheets (CSS) rule sets in Ruby.")
          "0mbxzw7r7hv43db9422flc24ib9d8bdy1nasbni2h998jc5a5lb6"))))
     (build-system ruby-build-system)
     (arguments
-     `(#:phases (modify-phases %standard-phases
-                  (add-after 'unpack 'do-not-use-bundler
-                    (lambda _
-                      (substitute* "spec/spec_helper.rb"
-                        ((".*[Bb]undler.*") ""))))
-                  (replace 'check
-                    (lambda* (#:key tests? #:allow-other-keys)
-                      (when tests?
-                        (invoke "rspec" "-Ilib" "-rprawn-svg")))))))
+     (list #:phases
+           #~(modify-phases %standard-phases
+               (add-after 'unpack 'do-not-use-bundler
+                 (lambda _
+                   (substitute* "spec/spec_helper.rb"
+                     ((".*[Bb]undler.*") ""))))
+               (replace 'check
+                 (lambda* (#:key tests? #:allow-other-keys)
+                   (when tests?
+                     ;; This test fails due to the recent rspec 3.12 used
+                     ;; (see: https://github.com/mogest/prawn-svg/issues/151).
+                     (delete-file "spec/prawn/svg/interface_spec.rb")
+                     (invoke "rspec" "-Ilib" "-rprawn-svg")))))))
     (native-inputs (list ruby-rspec))
     (propagated-inputs (list ruby-css-parser ruby-prawn))
     (synopsis "SVG renderer for the Prawn PDF library")