diff --git a/gnu/packages/base.scm b/gnu/packages/base.scm
index ecbb0025bf..fdfdfa64b0 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/base.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/base.scm
@@ -565,18 +565,9 @@ used to apply commands with arbitrarily long arguments.")
                      ,@(if (system-hurd64?)
                            '((substitute*
                                  ;; These tests fail
-                                 '("tests/misc/sort-NaN-infloop.sh"
-                                   "tests/misc/wc-parallel.sh")
+                                 '("tests/misc/sort-NaN-infloop.sh")
                                (("^#!.*" all)
-                                (string-append all "exit 77;\n")))
-                             (substitute* '("gnulib-tests/test-fdutimensat.c"
-                                            "gnulib-tests/test-futimens.c"
-                                            "gnulib-tests/test-linkat.c"
-                                            "gnulib-tests/test-renameat.c"
-                                            "gnulib-tests/test-renameatu.c"
-                                            "gnulib-tests/test-utimensat.c")
-                               (("(^| )main *\\(.*" all)
-                                (string-append all "{\n  exit (77);//"))))
+                                (string-append all "exit 77;\n"))))
                            '())
                      ;; These tests can fail on btrfs.
                      (substitute* "tests/cp/reflink-auto.sh"