diff --git a/python3.spec b/python3.spec
index c790fa1..414e856 100644
--- a/python3.spec
+++ b/python3.spec
@@ -1475,7 +1475,7 @@ CheckPython() {
     %ifarch ppc64le aarch64
     -x test_faulthandler \
     %endif
-    %ifarch %{power64} s390 s390x
+    %ifarch %{power64} s390 s390x aarch64
     -x test_gdb
     %endif
 
@@ -1915,6 +1915,8 @@ rm -fr %{buildroot}
 - Update pip version variable to the version we actually ship (Matej Stuchlik)
 - Fixed undefined behaviour in faulthandler which caused test to hang on x86_64
   (http://bugs.python.org/issue23433) (Matej Stuchlik)
+- Disable test_gdb on aarch64 (rhbz#1196181), it joins all other non x86 arches
+  (Peter Robinson)
 
 * Mon Jun 29 2015 Thomas Spura <tomspur@fedoraproject.org> - 3.4.2-5
 - python3-devel: Require python-macros for version independant macros such as