diff --git a/CuraEngine/rules b/CuraEngine/rules
index f51f3f0..780eece 100755
--- a/CuraEngine/rules
+++ b/CuraEngine/rules
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/make -f
 
+DEB_ARCH=$(shell dpkg --print-architecture)
+
 # output every command that modifies files on the build system.
 #export DH_VERBOSE = 1
 
@@ -13,3 +15,9 @@ override_dh_auto_configure:
 
 override_dh_install:
 	dh_install --fail-missing
+
+ifneq ($(DEB_ARCH),amd64)
+override_dh_auto_test:
+        @echo "Ignoring tests on $(DEB_ARCH)"
+	dh_auto_test || true
+endif