diff --git a/gnu/packages/web.scm b/gnu/packages/web.scm
index 7d6bc0b0693..10c6cd53544 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/web.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/web.scm
@@ -2068,7 +2068,10 @@ UTS#46.")
      (list
       #:import-path "github.com/evanw/esbuild/cmd/esbuild"
       #:unpack-path "github.com/evanw/esbuild"
-      #:test-flags #~(list #$(if (target-64bit?) "-race" "-short"))
+      #:test-flags #~(list #$(if (and (target-64bit?)
+                                      ;; The -race option is not supported on riscv64
+                                      (not (target-riscv64?)))
+                                 "-race" "-short"))
       ;; Test subdirectories are compiled from #:import-path.
       #:test-subdirs #~(list "../../internal/..." "../../pkg/..." )))
     (inputs