diff --git a/scipy.spec b/scipy.spec
index f37cf7c..ccce2f4 100644
--- a/scipy.spec
+++ b/scipy.spec
@@ -228,6 +228,15 @@ SKIP_ALL="not TestDatasets"
 export PYTEST_ADDOPTS="-k '$SKIP_ALL'"
 
 %ifarch ppc64le
+export PYTEST_ADDOPTS="-k '$SKIP_ALL and \
+not test_eigs and \
+not test_gees_trexc and \
+not test_gees_trsen and \
+not test_trexc_NAG and \
+not test_trsen_NAG and \
+not test_real_nonsymmetric_modes and \
+not test_real_eigs_real_k_subset and \
+not test_ticket_1459_arpack_crash'"
 TIMEOUT=1000
 %endif
 
@@ -248,6 +257,7 @@ TIMEOUT=1000
 %ifarch x86_64
 %if 0%{?rhel}
 export PYTEST_ADDOPTS="-k '$SKIP_ALL and \
+not test_list_of_problems and \
 not test_gh7799'"
 %endif
 %endif
@@ -255,6 +265,7 @@ not test_gh7799'"
 %ifarch i686
 # https://github.com/scipy/scipy/issues/17213
 export PYTEST_ADDOPTS="-k '$SKIP_ALL and \
+not test_gh12218 and \
 not test_examples and \
 not test_shifts and \
 not test_svdp'"