diff --git a/lv2.changes b/lv2.changes
index 4609b90..74c7028 100644
--- a/lv2.changes
+++ b/lv2.changes
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@ Fri Mar 22 12:29:27 UTC 2024 - pgajdos@suse.com
 - remove dependency on /usr/bin/python3 using
   %python3_fix_shebang macro, [bsc#1212476]
 
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Mar 20 07:08:58 UTC 2024 - Antonio Larrosa <alarrosa@suse.com>
+
+- Make codespell optional and not BuildRequire it in i586/i686
+  where it's not available.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue May  2 11:01:08 UTC 2023 - Dominique Leuenberger <dimstar@opensuse.org>
 
diff --git a/lv2.spec b/lv2.spec
index 9d9dbb8..ba658a6 100644
--- a/lv2.spec
+++ b/lv2.spec
@@ -44,7 +44,9 @@ BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(sndfile) >= 1.0.0
 %if %{asciidocs} == 1
 # Documentation build requirements.
 BuildRequires:  asciidoc
+%ifnarch i586 i686
 BuildRequires:  codespell
+%endif
 BuildRequires:  doxygen
 BuildRequires:  graphviz
 BuildRequires:  python3-Pygments
@@ -173,12 +175,15 @@ This package contains the LV2 API documentation.
 %prep
 %setup -q
 %autopatch -p0
+sed -i -e "s/find_program('codespell', required: get_option('tests'))/find_program('codespell', required: false)/" test/meson.build
 
 %build
 %meson -D old_headers=true \
 %if %{asciidocs} == 1
   -D docs=enabled \
 %endif
+  %{nil}
+
 %meson_build
 
 %install