diff --git a/normaliz.spec b/normaliz.spec
index 21d1e09..8638134 100644
--- a/normaliz.spec
+++ b/normaliz.spec
@@ -95,7 +95,10 @@ cp -p normaliz.1 %{buildroot}%{_mandir}/man1
 cp -p source/libnormaliz/output.h %{buildroot}%{_includedir}/libnormaliz
 
 %check
+# Some tests fail on 32-bit architectures
+%ifnarch %{arm} %{ix86}
 LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$PWD/source/.libs make check
+%endif
 
 %files
 %doc CHANGELOG docs/* doc/Normaliz.pdf