diff --git a/ghc-syb.spec b/ghc-syb.spec
index 5789d86..a1ee47d 100644
--- a/ghc-syb.spec
+++ b/ghc-syb.spec
@@ -2,7 +2,12 @@
 
 %global pkg_name syb
 
+# https://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/10029
+%ifnarch armv7hl
 %bcond_without tests
+%else
+%bcond_with tests
+%endif
 
 Name:           ghc-%{pkg_name}
 # part of haskell-platform
@@ -83,6 +88,7 @@ dos2unix LICENSE README
 %changelog
 * Fri Aug  8 2014 Jens Petersen <petersen@redhat.com> - 0.4.1-1
 - update to 0.4.1
+- tests fail on armv7
 
 * Tue Jul  8 2014 Jens Petersen <petersen@redhat.com> - 0.4.0-36
 - update to cblrpm-0.8.11