diff --git a/golang-github-klauspost-compress.spec b/golang-github-klauspost-compress.spec
index fc0ed39..b26b9f2 100644
--- a/golang-github-klauspost-compress.spec
+++ b/golang-github-klauspost-compress.spec
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 %bcond_without check
 # Avoid noarch package built differently on different architectures
 %global __requires_exclude %{?__requires_exclude:%{__requires_exclude}|}^golang\\(github.com/klauspost/cpuid\\)$
+# lower memory usage on 32-bit
+%ifarch armv7hl i686
+%global gotestflags -short %{gotestflags}
+%endif
 
 # https://github.com/klauspost/compress
 %global goipath         github.com/klauspost/compress
@@ -62,6 +66,7 @@ BuildRequires:  golang(github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp)
 * Wed Dec 04 2019 Dominik Mierzejewski <dominik@greysector.net> - 1.9.4-1
 - update to 1.9.4 (#1765428)
 - drop upstream patch (merged)
+- use upstream-suggested flags for gotest to lower memory usage
 
 * Wed Dec 04 2019 Dominik Mierzejewski <dominik@greysector.net> - 1.9.3-1
 - update to 1.9.3 (#1765428)