diff --git a/sympy.spec b/sympy.spec
index 233c124..751e5d2 100644
--- a/sympy.spec
+++ b/sympy.spec
@@ -109,6 +109,12 @@ if [ "%{maxpyint}" = "7fffffff" ]; then
     %{sympydir}/sympy/polys/tests/test_rootoftools.py
 fi
 
+# If not running on x86 with a floating point coprocessor, disable a test that
+# requires 80-bit long doubles.
+%ifnarch i686
+sed -i '585,586d' %{sympydir}/sympy/core/tests/test_sympify.py
+%endif
+
 # Allow building with a numpy that has a release candidate version number
 sed -i 's/StrictVersion/LooseVersion/g' %{sympydir}/sympy/external/importtools.py