diff --git a/glib2.spec b/glib2.spec
index fa6d5ab..97fbfb6 100644
--- a/glib2.spec
+++ b/glib2.spec
@@ -46,7 +46,10 @@ for i in config.guess config.sub ; do
 done
 %configure --disable-gtk-doc --enable-static
 make
+
+%ifnarch ppc64
 make check
+%endif
 
 %install
 rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT