diff --git a/package/pixman/0001-Disable-tests.patch b/package/pixman/0001-Disable-tests.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dfadd69a67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/pixman/0001-Disable-tests.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+From 9b8132738c364fc3c886e81e7d383aaff80dc867 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: "Yann E. MORIN" <yann.morin.1998@free.fr>
+Date: Sat, 5 Dec 2015 12:00:53 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] Disable tests
+
+Tests are causing build failures on some architectures that are missing
+a proper fenv.h, so just disable them.
+
+Signed-off-by: "Yann E. MORIN" <yann.morin.1998@free.fr>
+
+---
+Status: Buildroot specific, not suitable for upstream in this state.
+---
+ Makefile.am | 2 +-
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
+index 5137c9e..eae79fd 100644
+--- a/Makefile.am
++++ b/Makefile.am
+@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
+-SUBDIRS = pixman demos test
++SUBDIRS = pixman demos
+ 
+ pkgconfigdir=$(libdir)/pkgconfig
+ pkgconfig_DATA=pixman-1.pc
+-- 
+1.9.1
+
diff --git a/package/pixman/pixman.mk b/package/pixman/pixman.mk
index cbf57fede2..8281773bf5 100644
--- a/package/pixman/pixman.mk
+++ b/package/pixman/pixman.mk
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ PIXMAN_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 
 PIXMAN_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 PIXMAN_DEPENDENCIES = host-pkgconf
+
+# For 0001-Disable-tests.patch
 PIXMAN_AUTORECONF = YES
 
 # don't build gtk based demos