diff --git a/sqlite.spec b/sqlite.spec
index 800c8e6..39d5784 100644
--- a/sqlite.spec
+++ b/sqlite.spec
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 Summary: Library that implements an embeddable SQL database engine
 Name: sqlite
 Version: %{basever}.1
-Release: 2%{?dist}
+Release: 3%{?dist}
 License: Public Domain
 Group: Applications/Databases
 URL: http://www.sqlite.org/
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ rm -f $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_libdir}/*.{la,a}
 
 %if %{with check}
 %check
-%ifarch s390 ppc ppc64
+%ifarch s390 ppc ppc64 %{arm}
 make test || :
 %else
 make test
@@ -173,6 +173,9 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %endif
 
 %changelog
+* Sat May 21 2011 Peter Robinson <pbrobinson@gmail.com> - 3.6.23.1-3
+- add arm to the exclude from tests list
+
 * Sat Jul  3 2010 Dan Horák <dan[at]danny.cz> - 3.6.23.1-2
 - some tests are failing on s390 and ppc/ppc64 so don't fail the whole build there