diff --git a/ksh.changes b/ksh.changes
index 2ca58d7..216a45b 100644
--- a/ksh.changes
+++ b/ksh.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sun Dec  4 23:00:26 UTC 2011 - agraf@suse.com
+
+- Don't run tests in qemu - they fail
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Aug 30 16:44:06 UTC 2011 - werner@suse.de
 
diff --git a/ksh.spec b/ksh.spec
index 8f886e5..555d419 100644
--- a/ksh.spec
+++ b/ksh.spec
@@ -386,6 +386,7 @@ find share/ -type d -a -empty | xargs -r rm -vrf
   SHELL=${root}/bin/ksh.test
   SHCOMP=${root}/bin/shcomp.test
   export PATH SHCOMP SHELL
+%if !0%{?qemu_user_space_build:1}
   pushd ${test}
       typeset -i failed=0
       ln -sf ${root}/lib ${test}/../
@@ -400,6 +401,7 @@ find share/ -type d -a -empty | xargs -r rm -vrf
       fi
       killall -q -s 9 ${root}/bin/ksh.test || true
   popd
+%endif
   mkdir -p share/locale/C/LC_MESSAGES
   sed -rn "\@mamake -C cmd/ksh93@,\@mamake -C@ {
 	s@^\+ g?cc@$SHELL msgcc -M-set=ast@