diff --git a/gc.changes b/gc.changes
index 2a00860..c803fb4 100644
--- a/gc.changes
+++ b/gc.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Sep 30 19:06:55 UTC 2011 - crrodriguez@opensuse.org
+
+- Workaround qemu-arm bugs. 
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Sep 22 11:26:47 UTC 2011 - jengelh@medozas.de
 
diff --git a/gc.spec b/gc.spec
index 45e338d..2ef0763 100644
--- a/gc.spec
+++ b/gc.spec
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ Release:        1
 %define src_ver 7.2alpha6
 Group:          Development/Libraries/C and C++
 License:        BSD 3-Clause
-URL:            http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Hans_Boehm/gc/
+Url:            http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Hans_Boehm/gc/
 Summary:        A garbage collector for C and C++
 Source:         %{name}-%{src_ver}.tar.bz2
 Patch0:         %{name}-build.patch
@@ -86,7 +86,9 @@ rm -fr $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/share/gc	# docs
 %{__rm} -f %{buildroot}%{_libdir}/*.la
 
 %check
+%if ! 0%{?qemu_user_space_build}
 make check
+%endif
 
 %post -n libgc1 -p /sbin/ldconfig