diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 747f25e..f5315aa 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -25,8 +25,12 @@ LABEL org.opensuse.release-stage="released"
 
 # endlabelprefix
 
-RUN set -euo pipefail; zypper -n in --no-recommends go1.21 go1.21-doc go1.21-race make git-core; zypper -n clean; rm -rf /var/log/*
+RUN set -euo pipefail; zypper -n in --no-recommends go1.21 go1.21-doc make git-core; zypper -n clean; rm -rf /var/log/*
 ENV GOLANG_VERSION="%%golang_version%%"
 ENV GOPATH="/go"
 ENV PATH="/go/bin:/usr/local/go/bin:/root/go/bin/:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin"
 
+
+# only available on go's tsan_arch architectures
+#!ArchExclusiveline x86_64 aarch64 s390x ppc64le
+RUN set -euo pipefail; if zypper -n install go1.21-race; then zypper -n clean; rm -rf /var/log/*; fi
diff --git a/golang-stable-image.changes b/golang-stable-image.changes
index 26a5d56..8ab2be0 100644
--- a/golang-stable-image.changes
+++ b/golang-stable-image.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Sep  6 16:26:08 UTC 2023 - Dirk Mueller <dmueller@suse.com>
+
+- install the race subpackage only on architectures where it is available
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Aug 17 13:41:09 UTC 2023 - Dirk Mueller <dmueller@suse.com>