diff --git a/ldb.spec b/ldb.spec
index cf74b87..6f1e4f5 100644
--- a/ldb.spec
+++ b/ldb.spec
@@ -193,9 +193,11 @@ doxygen Doxyfile
 rm -f apidocs/man/man3/_*_ldb-%{version}_include_.3
 
 %check
+%ifnarch ppc64
 LD_LIBRARY_PATH="bin/shared:bin/shared/private" \
 LDB_MODULES_PATH="bin/modules" \
 %{__make} test
+%endif
 
 %install
 DESTDIR=${RPM_BUILD_ROOT} make install