diff --git a/tests/leaks_test.py b/tests/leaks_test.py
index e16e6fab..8d77e482 100644
--- a/tests/leaks_test.py
+++ b/tests/leaks_test.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 from io import BytesIO
 from os import chdir, path
 from pathlib import Path
+from platform import machine
 
 import pytest
 from PIL import Image
@@ -83,6 +84,8 @@ def perform_open_to_numpy(iterations, image_path):
         _array = np.asarray(heif_file[0])  # noqa
 
 
+@pytest.mark.skipif(sys.platform.lower() == "win32", reason="requires Unix or macOS")
+@pytest.mark.skipif(machine().find("armv7") != -1, reason="skip on 32 bit arm")
 def test_open_to_numpy_mem_leaks():
     mem_limit = None
     for i in range(1000):