diff --git a/openexr.spec b/openexr.spec
index 04b34b3..f2426bf 100644
--- a/openexr.spec
+++ b/openexr.spec
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ export CXXFLAGS="%{optflags} -O0"
 %cmake_install
 
 %check
+# test failure on LE: https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/issues/1460
 %ifnarch i586 ppc ppc64 s390 s390x
 export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="%{buildroot}/%{_libdir}"
 # tests can take longer than the default timeout of 25 minutes