diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Build/2024-03-08-17-05-15.gh-issue-115983.ZQqk0Q.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Build/2024-03-08-17-05-15.gh-issue-115983.ZQqk0Q.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..a8d39921d59092
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Build/2024-03-08-17-05-15.gh-issue-115983.ZQqk0Q.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Skip building test modules that must be built as shared under WASI.
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 267a5183379ce0..9b40c48979b1be 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -28587,9 +28587,15 @@ case $ac_sys_system in #(
 
 
     py_cv_module__ctypes_test=n/a
+    py_cv_module__testexternalinspection=n/a
+    py_cv_module__testimportmultiple=n/a
+    py_cv_module__testmultiphase=n/a
+    py_cv_module__testsinglephase=n/a
     py_cv_module_fcntl=n/a
     py_cv_module_mmap=n/a
     py_cv_module_termios=n/a
+    py_cv_module_xxlimited=n/a
+    py_cv_module_xxlimited_35=n/a
     py_cv_module_=n/a
 
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 681d081f571ea5..02913cef06a5f9 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -7398,11 +7398,19 @@ AS_CASE([$ac_sys_system],
       [Emscripten/node*], [],
       [WASI/*], [
         dnl WASI SDK 15.0 does not support file locking, mmap, and more.
+        dnl Test modules that must be compiled as shared libraries are not supported
+        dnl (see Modules/Setup.stdlib.in).
         PY_STDLIB_MOD_SET_NA(
           [_ctypes_test],
+          [_testexternalinspection],
+          [_testimportmultiple],
+          [_testmultiphase],
+          [_testsinglephase],
           [fcntl],
           [mmap],
           [termios],
+          [xxlimited],
+          [xxlimited_35],
         )
       ]
     )