diff --git a/libreswan.spec b/libreswan.spec
index bac512b..bb135fc 100644
--- a/libreswan.spec
+++ b/libreswan.spec
@@ -97,7 +97,9 @@ Libreswan is based on Openswan-2.6.38 which in turn is based on FreeS/WAN-2.04
 %setup -q -n libreswan-%{version}%{?prever}
 # enable crypto-policies support
 sed -i "s:#[ ]*include \(.*\)\(/crypto-policies/back-ends/libreswan.config\)$:include \1\2:" configs/ipsec.conf.in
+# disable some testing tools that throw warnings on arm
 %patch1 -p1
+sed -i "s/SUBDIRS += ipcheck/#SUBDIRS += ipchec/" testing/programs/Makefile
 
 %build
 make %{?_smp_mflags} \