diff --git a/src/tests/system/libroot/posix/Jamfile b/src/tests/system/libroot/posix/Jamfile
index bcde27f07a..7d365f114f 100644
--- a/src/tests/system/libroot/posix/Jamfile
+++ b/src/tests/system/libroot/posix/Jamfile
@@ -23,7 +23,11 @@ SimpleTest realtime_sem_test1 : realtime_sem_test1.cpp ;
 SimpleTest seek_and_write_test : seek_and_write_test.cpp ;
 SimpleTest setpgid_test : setpgid_test.cpp ;
 SimpleTest setjmp_test : setjmp_test.c ;
-SimpleTest setjmp_test2 : setjmp_test2.S ;
+if $(TARGET_ARCH) = x86 {
+	SimpleTest setjmp_test2 : setjmp_test2.S ;
+} else {
+	echo "Skipping setjmp_test2.S test on non-x86_64" ;
+}
 SimpleTest signal_in_allocator_test : signal_in_allocator_test.cpp ;
 SimpleTest signal_in_allocator_test2 : signal_in_allocator_test2.cpp ;
 SimpleTest signal_test : signal_test.cpp ;