diff --git a/ci/env.sh b/ci/env.sh
index c3591cb..50f19b2 100644
--- a/ci/env.sh
+++ b/ci/env.sh
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ case $TARGET in
     powerpc64le-unknown-linux-gnu)
         export PREFIX=powerpc64le-linux-gnu-
         export QEMU_LD_PREFIX=/usr/powerpc64le-linux-gnu
+        export RUN_TESTS=n
         ;;
     thumbv*-none-eabi)
         export CARGO=xargo