diff --git a/rust-hashbrown.spec b/rust-hashbrown.spec
index 56a34ee..54584f8 100644
--- a/rust-hashbrown.spec
+++ b/rust-hashbrown.spec
@@ -150,8 +150,14 @@ use the "serde" feature of the "%{crate}" crate.
 
 %if %{with check}
 %check
+%ifarch %{arm}
+# * some doctests inconsistently fail on armv7hl:
+#   https://github.com/rust-lang/hashbrown/issues/349
+%cargo_test -- --lib
+%else
 %cargo_test
 %endif
+%endif
 
 %changelog
 %autochangelog