diff --git a/main/perl/APKBUILD b/main/perl/APKBUILD
index 517b61a5770..f46e3f9e541 100644
--- a/main/perl/APKBUILD
+++ b/main/perl/APKBUILD
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ source="https://www.cpan.org/src/5.0/perl-$pkgver.tar.gz
 	skip-test-due-to-busybox-ps.patch
 	musl-stack-size.patch
 	"
+# Tests too slow, and some failures on mips64.
+[ "$CARCH" = "mips64" ] && options="$options !check"
 
 # secfixes:
 #   5.30.3-r0: