diff --git a/subversion.spec b/subversion.spec
index 4b8c5b1..03aa09f 100644
--- a/subversion.spec
+++ b/subversion.spec
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 # set to zero to avoid running test suite
-%define make_check 1
 
 %ifarch %{power64}
 %global with_java 0
+%global make_check 0
 %else
 %global with_java 1
+%global make_check 1
 %endif
 %define with_kwallet 1