diff --git a/bootstrap.conf b/bootstrap.conf
index a8ff2eef0..33219e48a 100644
--- a/bootstrap.conf
+++ b/bootstrap.conf
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ avoided_gnulib_modules='
   --avoid=mbuiter
   --avoid=mbuiterf
   --avoid=year2038-tests
+  --avoid=memchr-tests
+  --avoid=memset_explicit-tests
+  --avoid=strncpy-tests
 '
 
 # gnulib modules used by this package.