diff --git a/openexr.changes b/openexr.changes
index 584f8b9..3e8abb9 100644
--- a/openexr.changes
+++ b/openexr.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Dec  8 14:07:02 UTC 2022 - pgajdos@suse.com
+
+- skip testMultiTiledPartThreading for ppc64le
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sat Nov  5 11:16:42 UTC 2022 - Hans-Peter Jansen <hpj@urpla.net>
 
diff --git a/openexr.spec b/openexr.spec
index 9176178..f7163ad 100644
--- a/openexr.spec
+++ b/openexr.spec
@@ -168,7 +168,11 @@ export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="%{buildroot}/%{_libdir}"
 %global __ctest %{__ctest} --timeout 3600
 %ctest
 %else
-%ctest --timeout 3600
+%ifarch ppc64le
+# bsc#1205885
+EXCLUDE_REGEX='testMultiTiledPartThreading'
+%endif
+%ctest --exclude-regex "$EXCLUDE_REGEX" --timeout 3600
 %endif
 %endif