diff --git a/lib/spack/spack/test/relocate.py b/lib/spack/spack/test/relocate.py
index cc09730a13..d230014a8a 100644
--- a/lib/spack/spack/test/relocate.py
+++ b/lib/spack/spack/test/relocate.py
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 
 import pytest
 
+import archspec.cpu
+
 import spack.concretize
 import spack.paths
 import spack.platforms
@@ -290,6 +292,7 @@ def test_relocate_text_bin_raise_if_new_prefix_is_longer(tmpdir):
 
 
 @pytest.mark.requires_executables("install_name_tool", "file", "cc")
+@pytest.mark.skipif(str(archspec.cpu.host().family) != "x86_64", reason="failing on Apple M1/M2")
 def test_fixup_macos_rpaths(make_dylib, make_object_file):
     # For each of these tests except for the "correct" case, the first fixup
     # should make changes, and the second fixup should be a null-op.