diff --git a/liburing.changes b/liburing.changes
index c515cea..c0948eb 100644
--- a/liburing.changes
+++ b/liburing.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Jan  6 06:55:31 UTC 2025 - Jiri Slaby <jslaby@suse.cz>
+
+- disable tests for older kernels & strange archs
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Dec  6 09:49:21 UTC 2024 - Jiri Slaby <jslaby@suse.cz>
 
diff --git a/liburing.spec b/liburing.spec
index db67c1a..6e5325c 100644
--- a/liburing.spec
+++ b/liburing.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package liburing
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2024 SUSE LLC
+# Copyright (c) 2025 SUSE LLC
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -88,11 +88,15 @@ export CPPFLAGS="%{optflags} -fno-stack-protector"
 %make_build -C src
 
 %check
-# io_uring syscalls not supported as of qemu 7.0.0 and would test the host
-# kernel anyway not the target kernel..
-%if !0%{?qemu_user_space_build}
+# 1) tests are broken on strange archs
+# 2) tests are broken for older kernels
+# 3) io_uring syscalls not supported as of qemu 7.0.0 and would test the host
+#    kernel anyway not the target kernel..
+%ifnarch ppc64le s390x
+%if 0%{?suse_version} > 1600 && !0%{?qemu_user_space_build}
 %make_build runtests
 %endif
+%endif
 
 %install
 %make_install