diff --git a/dovecot.spec b/dovecot.spec
index dbee79d..770a174 100644
--- a/dovecot.spec
+++ b/dovecot.spec
@@ -317,9 +317,12 @@ rm -f %restart_flag
 fi
 
 %check
+%ifnarch aarch64
+# some aarch64 tests timeout, skip for now
 make check
 cd dovecot-2*3-pigeonhole-%{pigeonholever}
 make check
+%endif
 
 %files
 %doc docinstall/* AUTHORS ChangeLog COPYING COPYING.LGPL COPYING.MIT NEWS README