diff --git a/python-numpy.changes b/python-numpy.changes
index 051dde8..0cbf4ad 100644
--- a/python-numpy.changes
+++ b/python-numpy.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Mar 10 08:50:37 UTC 2023 - Matej Cepl <mcepl@suse.com>
+
+- Skip test_ppc64_ibm_double_double128 test on ppc64*
+  architectures (gh#numpy/numpy#21094).
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Feb  1 21:44:21 UTC 2023 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-numpy.spec b/python-numpy.spec
index f4f5afc..7e96cfd 100644
--- a/python-numpy.spec
+++ b/python-numpy.spec
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ test_failok+=" or test_keepdims_out"
 # boo#1148173 gh#numpy/numpy#14438
 %ifarch ppc64 ppc64le
 test_failok+=" or test_generalized_sq"
+# situation with IBM and double numbers is ... complicated
+# gh#numpy/numpy#21094
+test_failok+=" or test_ppc64_ibm_double_double128"
 %endif
 # these tests fail on big endian gh#numpy/numpy#11831
 %ifarch s390x ppc ppc64