diff --git a/openexr.changes b/openexr.changes
index 461be01..e192860 100644
--- a/openexr.changes
+++ b/openexr.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Sep 20 12:41:26 UTC 2019 - pgajdos@suse.com
+
+- testsuite only for x86_64 [bsc#1146648]
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Aug 21 11:48:22 UTC 2019 - Martin Pluskal <mpluskal@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/openexr.spec b/openexr.spec
index 33d2007..b73c3b0 100644
--- a/openexr.spec
+++ b/openexr.spec
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ make %{?_smp_mflags}
 find %{buildroot} -type f -name "*.la" -delete -print
 
 %check
-%if %__isa_bits == 64
+%ifarch x86_64
 make %{?_smp_mflags} check
 %endif