diff --git a/tests/check/meson.build b/tests/check/meson.build
index 1c0c39e9d7..c3e93ef6c0 100644
--- a/tests/check/meson.build
+++ b/tests/check/meson.build
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ have_registry = true # FIXME not get_option('disable_registry')
 # name, condition when to skip the test and extra dependencies
 base_tests = [
   [ 'gst/typefindfunctions.c', not have_registry ],
-  [ 'libs/allocators.c' ],
+  [ 'libs/allocators.c', host_machine.system() != 'linux' ],
   [ 'libs/audio.c' ],
   [ 'libs/audiocdsrc.c' ],
   [ 'libs/audiodecoder.c' ],