diff --git a/tests/add.rs b/tests/add.rs
index 28b60d12..3e4efaea 100644
--- a/tests/add.rs
+++ b/tests/add.rs
@@ -89,15 +89,17 @@ fn test_add() {
         .unwrap();
     cmd.assert().code(0);
 
-    let output = Command::new("unsquashfs")
-        .args([
-            "-lln",
-            "-UTC",
-            tmp_dir.path().join("out1").to_str().unwrap(),
-        ])
-        .output()
-        .unwrap();
-    let expected = r#"drwxr-xr-x 1000/1000                36 2022-10-14 03:02 squashfs-root
+    #[cfg(target_arch = "x86_64")]
+    {
+        let output = Command::new("unsquashfs")
+            .args([
+                "-lln",
+                "-UTC",
+                tmp_dir.path().join("out1").to_str().unwrap(),
+            ])
+            .output()
+            .unwrap();
+        let expected = r#"drwxr-xr-x 1000/1000                36 2022-10-14 03:02 squashfs-root
 drwxr-xr-x 1000/1000                24 2022-10-14 03:02 squashfs-root/b
 drwxr-xr-x 1000/1000                24 2022-10-14 03:03 squashfs-root/b/c
 -rw-r--r-- 1000/1000                39 2022-10-14 03:03 squashfs-root/b/c/d
@@ -105,5 +107,6 @@ dr----x--t 2/4242                   26 1970-01-01 00:01 squashfs-root/test
 -rw-r--r-- 4242/2                    4 1970-01-01 00:02 squashfs-root/test/new
 "#;
 
-    assert_eq!(expected, std::str::from_utf8(&output.stdout).unwrap());
+        assert_eq!(expected, std::str::from_utf8(&output.stdout).unwrap());
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/mutate.rs b/tests/mutate.rs
index beaef541..f9a7c024 100644
--- a/tests/mutate.rs
+++ b/tests/mutate.rs
@@ -102,7 +102,10 @@ fn test_add_00() {
     }
     // force output to drop, so buffer is written
 
-    // compare
-    let control_new_path = format!("{TEST_PATH}/control.squashfs");
-    test_unsquashfs(&new_path, &control_new_path, None);
+    // compare when on x86 host
+    #[cfg(target_arch = "x86_64")]
+    {
+        let control_new_path = format!("{TEST_PATH}/control.squashfs");
+        test_unsquashfs(&new_path, &control_new_path, None);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/raw.rs b/tests/raw.rs
index 851a43b5..4ba8f706 100644
--- a/tests/raw.rs
+++ b/tests/raw.rs
@@ -102,6 +102,9 @@ fn test_raw_00() {
     );
 
     // compare
-    let control_new_path = format!("{TEST_PATH}/control.squashfs");
-    test_unsquashfs(&new_path, &control_new_path, None);
+    #[cfg(target_arch = "x86_64")]
+    {
+        let control_new_path = format!("{TEST_PATH}/control.squashfs");
+        test_unsquashfs(&new_path, &control_new_path, None);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/replace.rs b/tests/replace.rs
index f02a8625..3999a552 100644
--- a/tests/replace.rs
+++ b/tests/replace.rs
@@ -69,28 +69,31 @@ fn test_replace() {
     cmd.assert().code(0);
 
     // extract
-    let cmd = Command::cargo_bin("unsquashfs")
-        .unwrap()
-        .env("RUST_LOG", "none")
-        .args([
-            "--path-filter",
-            r#"/b/c/d"#,
-            "-i",
-            tmp_dir.path().join("replaced").to_str().unwrap(),
-            "-d",
-            tmp_dir.path().join("squashfs-root-rust2").to_str().unwrap(),
-        ])
-        .unwrap();
-    cmd.assert().code(0);
+    #[cfg(target_arch = "x86_64")]
+    {
+        let cmd = Command::cargo_bin("unsquashfs")
+            .unwrap()
+            .env("RUST_LOG", "none")
+            .args([
+                "--path-filter",
+                r#"/b/c/d"#,
+                "-i",
+                tmp_dir.path().join("replaced").to_str().unwrap(),
+                "-d",
+                tmp_dir.path().join("squashfs-root-rust2").to_str().unwrap(),
+            ])
+            .unwrap();
+        cmd.assert().code(0);
 
-    // assert the text changed!
-    let bytes = std::fs::read(
-        tmp_dir
-            .path()
-            .join("squashfs-root-rust2/b/c/d")
-            .to_str()
-            .unwrap(),
-    )
-    .unwrap();
-    assert_eq!(bytes, text);
+        // assert the text changed!
+        let bytes = std::fs::read(
+            tmp_dir
+                .path()
+                .join("squashfs-root-rust2/b/c/d")
+                .to_str()
+                .unwrap(),
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(bytes, text);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/test.rs b/tests/test.rs
index 7479fc7d..6a336fe0 100644
--- a/tests/test.rs
+++ b/tests/test.rs
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ fn full_test(
     let new_comp_opts = written_new_filesystem.compression_options;
     assert_eq!(og_comp_opts, new_comp_opts);
 
+    #[cfg(target_arch = "x86_64")]
     match verify {
         Verify::Extract => {
             info!("starting squashfs-tools/unsquashfs test");
diff --git a/tests/unsquashfs.rs b/tests/unsquashfs.rs
index 5df4cde0..88ee5c42 100644
--- a/tests/unsquashfs.rs
+++ b/tests/unsquashfs.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ use test_assets::TestAssetDef;
 
 #[test]
 #[cfg(feature = "xz")]
+#[cfg(target_arch = "x86_64")]
 fn test_unsquashfs_cli_path_filter() {
     const FILE_NAME: &str = "870D97.squashfs";
     let asset_defs = [TestAssetDef {
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ fn test_unsquashfs_cli_path_filter() {
 
 #[test]
 #[cfg(feature = "xz")]
+#[cfg(target_arch = "x86_64")]
 fn test_unsquashfs_cli_auto_offset() {
     use tempfile::tempdir;