diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/orc/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/orc/default.nix
index 1a81a5ec20a..b8d3ebf5add 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/orc/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/orc/default.nix
@@ -15,8 +15,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sed "/^toolsdir=/ctoolsdir=$dev/bin" -i "$dev"/lib/pkgconfig/orc*.pc
   '';
 
-  # https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=728129#c15
-  doCheck = stdenv.hostPlatform.system != "i686-linux"; # not sure about cross-compiling
+  # i686   https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/orc/issues/18
+  # armv7l https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/orc/issues/9
+  doCheck = (!stdenv.hostPlatform.isi686 && !stdenv.hostPlatform.isAarch32);
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     description = "The Oil Runtime Compiler";