diff --git a/arpack.spec b/arpack.spec
index e36c808..f98c137 100644
--- a/arpack.spec
+++ b/arpack.spec
@@ -142,13 +142,13 @@ pushd EXAMPLES ; make clean ; popd
 popd
 %if %{build64}
 pushd src64
-%make_build check
 # Test failing on ppc64le https://github.com/opencollab/arpack-ng/issues/230
 %ifarch ppc64le
-pushd EXAMPLES ; make clean || : ; popd
+%make_build check || :
 %else
-pushd EXAMPLES ; make clean ; popd
+%make_build check
 %endif
+pushd EXAMPLES ; make clean ; popd
 popd
 %endif