diff --git a/app-shells/antibody/antibody-6.1.1-r1.ebuild b/app-shells/antibody/antibody-6.1.1-r1.ebuild
index 70fdaf8f48..9c65147e79 100644
--- a/app-shells/antibody/antibody-6.1.1-r1.ebuild
+++ b/app-shells/antibody/antibody-6.1.1-r1.ebuild
@@ -52,11 +52,19 @@ SRC_URI="
 LICENSE="MIT"
 SLOT="0"
 KEYWORDS="~amd64"
+IUSE="test"
+RESTRICT="!test? ( test )"
 
 RDEPEND="dev-vcs/git"
 
 PATCHES=( "${FILESDIR}/${PN}-6.1.1_remove-failing-tests.patch" )
 
+src_configure() {
+	if use test; then
+		GOFLAGS="${GOFLAGS/-buildmode=pie/-buildmode=exe}" # bug 893190
+	fi
+}
+
 src_compile() {
 	local -a mygoargs=(
 		-ldflags "-X main.version=${PV}"