diff --git a/rubygem-mysql2.spec b/rubygem-mysql2.spec
index 900c0c6..50d4d9d 100644
--- a/rubygem-mysql2.spec
+++ b/rubygem-mysql2.spec
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
-# build with tests?
+# Disable tests for 32bit arch, mariadb-server
+# needed for majority of the tests is not built for ix86
+# https://gitlab.com/redhat/centos-stream/rpms/mariadb/-/blob/e7c71299403146a661255e2d50a74d789d083429/mariadb.spec#L2
+%ifarch %{ix86}
+%bcond_with tests
+%else
 %bcond_without tests
+%endif
 
 # Generated from mysql2-0.3.11.gem by gem2rpm -*- rpm-spec -*-
 %global gem_name mysql2