diff --git a/python-pygame.changes b/python-pygame.changes
index c3b2fad..25253b0 100644
--- a/python-pygame.changes
+++ b/python-pygame.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Sep 16 21:02:06 UTC 2021 - Matej Cepl <mcepl@suse.com>
+
+- Switch off tests on i586 (gh#pygame/pygame#2721)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Apr 27 11:22:12 UTC 2021 - Ben Greiner <code@bnavigator.de>
 
diff --git a/python-pygame.spec b/python-pygame.spec
index 39dad37..2b27a06 100644
--- a/python-pygame.spec
+++ b/python-pygame.spec
@@ -122,12 +122,14 @@ rm %{buildroot}%{_docdir}/%{name}-doc/examples/.editorconfig
 %fdupes %{buildroot}%{_docdir}/%{name}-doc/
 
 %check
+%ifnarch %{ix86}
 export SDL_VIDEODRIVER=dummy
 export SDL_AUDIODRIVER=disk
 export LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 %{python_expand export PYTHONPATH=%{buildroot}%{$python_sitearch}
 $python -m pygame.tests.__main__ -v --exclude opengl --time_out 300
 }
+%endif
 
 %files %{python_files}
 %doc README.rst