diff --git a/pycairo.spec b/pycairo.spec
index 6c32723..1c6dd90 100644
--- a/pycairo.spec
+++ b/pycairo.spec
@@ -71,8 +71,11 @@ libraries so that they interoperate with py3cairo.
 %py3_install
 
 %check
+# https://github.com/pygobject/pycairo/issues/75
+%ifnarch ppc64 s390x
 %{__python2} setup.py test
 %{__python3} setup.py test
+%endif
 
 %files -n python2-cairo
 %license COPYING*