diff --git a/rust-memmap2.spec b/rust-memmap2.spec
index 858a163..e38084d 100644
--- a/rust-memmap2.spec
+++ b/rust-memmap2.spec
@@ -75,7 +75,9 @@ use the "stable_deref_trait" feature of the "%{crate}" crate.
 
 %if %{with check}
 %check
-%cargo_test
+# * skip a test that fails on ppc64le:
+#   https://github.com/RazrFalcon/memmap2-rs/issues/105
+%cargo_test -- -- --exact --skip test::advise_writes_unsafely_to_part_of_map
 %endif
 
 %changelog
diff --git a/rust2rpm.toml b/rust2rpm.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..23c6eb4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rust2rpm.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+[tests]
+skip = ["test::advise_writes_unsafely_to_part_of_map"]
+skip-exact = true
+comments = [
+    "skip a test that fails on ppc64le: https://github.com/RazrFalcon/memmap2-rs/issues/105",
+]
+