diff --git a/SPECS/grpc.spec b/SPECS/grpc.spec
index 757bc9b..1b5ec15 100644
--- a/SPECS/grpc.spec
+++ b/SPECS/grpc.spec
@@ -805,6 +805,8 @@ install -d '%{buildroot}%{_pkgdocdir}/python'
 cp -rp doc/build '%{buildroot}%{_pkgdocdir}/python/html'
 
 
+# Only run tests in x86_64. Tests fail with timeouts in aarch64
+%ifarch x86_64
 %check
 export FEDORA_NO_NETWORK_TESTS=1
 
@@ -1056,6 +1058,7 @@ then
   exit 1
 fi
 %endif
+%endif
 
 
 %files