diff --git a/python-py-cpuinfo.changes b/python-py-cpuinfo.changes
index 060824d..d85448c 100644
--- a/python-py-cpuinfo.changes
+++ b/python-py-cpuinfo.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Feb  4 16:31:12 UTC 2019 - schwab@suse.de
+
+- remove-arch-check.patch: disable arch check that breaks the testsuite
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Dec 19 00:06:15 UTC 2018 - Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@inai.de>
 
diff --git a/python-py-cpuinfo.spec b/python-py-cpuinfo.spec
index c449152..73aae3a 100644
--- a/python-py-cpuinfo.spec
+++ b/python-py-cpuinfo.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package python-py-cpuinfo
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2018 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2019 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ License:        MIT
 Group:          Development/Languages/Python
 URL:            https://github.com/workhorsy/py-cpuinfo
 Source:         https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/p/py-cpuinfo/py-cpuinfo-%{version}.tar.gz
+Patch:          remove-arch-check.patch
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module setuptools}
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
 BuildRequires:  python-rpm-macros
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ These approaches are used for getting info:
 
 %prep
 %setup -q -n py-cpuinfo-%{version}
+%patch -p1
 
 %build
 %python_build
diff --git a/remove-arch-check.patch b/remove-arch-check.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bf0e378
--- /dev/null
+++ b/remove-arch-check.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+Index: py-cpuinfo-3.1.0/cpuinfo/cpuinfo.py
+===================================================================
+--- py-cpuinfo-3.1.0.orig/cpuinfo/cpuinfo.py
++++ py-cpuinfo-3.1.0/cpuinfo/cpuinfo.py
+@@ -1783,6 +1783,7 @@ def get_cpu_info():
+ 
+ # Make sure we are running on a supported system
+ def _check_arch():
++	return
+ 	arch, bits = parse_arch(DataSource.raw_arch_string)
+ 	if not arch in ['X86_32', 'X86_64', 'ARM_7', 'ARM_8', 'PPC_64']:
+ 		raise Exception("py-cpuinfo currently only works on X86 and some PPC and ARM CPUs.")