diff --git a/coreutils-testsuite.changes b/coreutils-testsuite.changes
index be59278..e3a4b01 100644
--- a/coreutils-testsuite.changes
+++ b/coreutils-testsuite.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sat Dec  7 19:15:40 UTC 2013 - schwab@linux-m68k.org
+
+- Require valgrind only when it exists
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sun Dec  1 22:48:48 UTC 2013 - mail@bernhard-voelker.de
 
diff --git a/coreutils-testsuite.spec b/coreutils-testsuite.spec
index 0060b24..9003ea4 100644
--- a/coreutils-testsuite.spec
+++ b/coreutils-testsuite.spec
@@ -48,8 +48,10 @@ BuildRequires:  gdb
 BuildRequires:  perl-Expect
 BuildRequires:  python-pyinotify
 BuildRequires:  strace
+%ifarch %ix86 x86_64 ppc ppc64 s390x armv7l armv7hl
 BuildRequires:  valgrind
 %endif
+%endif
 
 %if "%{name}" == "coreutils"
 Provides:       fileutils = %{version}
diff --git a/coreutils.changes b/coreutils.changes
index be59278..e3a4b01 100644
--- a/coreutils.changes
+++ b/coreutils.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sat Dec  7 19:15:40 UTC 2013 - schwab@linux-m68k.org
+
+- Require valgrind only when it exists
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sun Dec  1 22:48:48 UTC 2013 - mail@bernhard-voelker.de
 
diff --git a/coreutils.spec b/coreutils.spec
index e52990c..ab0e30b 100644
--- a/coreutils.spec
+++ b/coreutils.spec
@@ -48,8 +48,10 @@ BuildRequires:  gdb
 BuildRequires:  perl-Expect
 BuildRequires:  python-pyinotify
 BuildRequires:  strace
+%ifarch %ix86 x86_64 ppc ppc64 s390x armv7l armv7hl
 BuildRequires:  valgrind
 %endif
+%endif
 
 %if "%{name}" == "coreutils"
 Provides:       fileutils = %{version}