diff -Nru keyutils-1.5.9/debian/changelog keyutils-1.5.9/debian/changelog
--- keyutils-1.5.9/debian/changelog	2014-07-26 21:54:09.000000000 +0000
+++ keyutils-1.5.9/debian/changelog	2014-10-16 10:04:39.000000000 +0000
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+keyutils (1.5.9-5ubuntu1) utopic; urgency=medium
+
+  * Disable the tests, hanging on the distro buildd kernels (12.04 LTS).
+    Verified that the tests succeed with the 14.04 LTS kernels.
+    Addresses: LP: #1381973.
+
+ -- Matthias Klose <doko@ubuntu.com>  Thu, 16 Oct 2014 11:45:19 +0200
+
 keyutils (1.5.9-5) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * debian/rules:
diff -Nru keyutils-1.5.9/debian/rules keyutils-1.5.9/debian/rules
--- keyutils-1.5.9/debian/rules	2014-07-26 21:54:09.000000000 +0000
+++ keyutils-1.5.9/debian/rules	2014-10-16 10:03:04.000000000 +0000
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 	dh_auto_install -- LIBDIR=/lib/$(DEB_HOST_MULTIARCH) USRLIBDIR=/usr/lib/$(DEB_HOST_MULTIARCH)
 
 override_dh_auto_test:
+# disable the test, hang on the distro buildd kernels (12.04 LTS)
+ifeq (0,1)
 	# Use  the library and executable we just built;
 	# skip tests requiring root;
 	# disable maxdesclen tests on mips, mipsel, and sparc
@@ -39,6 +41,7 @@
 		SKIPINSTALLED=yes \
 		MAXDESCLEN_NOCHECK=yes
 endif
+endif
 
 override_dh_install:
 	dh_install --fail-missing