diff --git a/gnu/packages/statistics.scm b/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
index ac2c1f8c5b..a9a35193c2 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
@@ -5567,6 +5567,9 @@ (define-public r-vipor
                (base32
                 "17hb6y1i9bva0fr4k9m6wncmnzdjad1b7fhsvfhva4xavpll3bds"))))
     (build-system r-build-system)
+    ;; Vignettes need r-beeswarm and r-ggbeeswarm, leading to a dependency
+    ;; cycle.
+    (arguments (list #:test-types '(list "tests")))
     (native-inputs (list r-testthat))
     (home-page "https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/vipor")
     (synopsis "Plot categorical data using noise and density estimates")