diff --git a/ghc-texmath.spec b/ghc-texmath.spec
index e015ee0..3bc442f 100644
--- a/ghc-texmath.spec
+++ b/ghc-texmath.spec
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 Name:           ghc-%{pkg_name}
 Version:        0.8.0.1
-Release:        1%{?dist}
+Release:        2%{?dist}
 Summary:        Conversion between formats used to represent mathematics
 
 License:        GPLv2+
@@ -73,6 +73,9 @@ cabal-tweak-flag network-uri False
 
 
 %check
+%ifarch aarch64
+LANG=en_US.utf8
+%endif
 %cabal_test
 
 
@@ -93,6 +96,9 @@ cabal-tweak-flag network-uri False
 
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Apr 15 2015 Jens Petersen <petersen@redhat.com> - 0.8.0.1-2
+- run tests in utf8 on aarch64
+
 * Sun Feb  1 2015 Jens Petersen <petersen@redhat.com> - 0.8.0.1-1
 - update to 0.8.0.1
 - disable tests on armv7