diff --git a/community/py3-setuptools_scm/APKBUILD b/community/py3-setuptools_scm/APKBUILD
index 97654a9c8e6..c9caf6efd81 100755
--- a/community/py3-setuptools_scm/APKBUILD
+++ b/community/py3-setuptools_scm/APKBUILD
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ builddir="$srcdir"/$_pkgname-$pkgver
 replaces="py-setuptools_scm" # Backwards compatibility
 provides="py-setuptools_scm=$pkgver-r$pkgrel" # Backwards compatibility
 
+case "$CARCH" in
+mips*)	options="!check" ;;
+esac
+
 build() {
 	python3 setup.py build
 }