diff --git a/main/snappy/APKBUILD b/main/snappy/APKBUILD
index cd60d5c14309c6527226b4610ae1fa4307f17a3e..f8eb659a0754b6f81526e01dd336fb2bc3bea703 100644
--- a/main/snappy/APKBUILD
+++ b/main/snappy/APKBUILD
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ subpackages="$pkgname-dbg $pkgname-dev $pkgname-doc"
 source="https://github.com/google/snappy/releases/download/$pkgver/snappy-$pkgver.tar.gz
 	fix-UnalignedCopy64.patch
 	"
+[ "$CARCH" = "armhf" ] && options="!check"     # does not pass testsuite on armhf
 
 builddir="$srcdir/$pkgname-$pkgver"