diff --git a/test/cholesky.cpp b/test/cholesky.cpp
index 9a1f3792c..e4af80fe2 100644
--- a/test/cholesky.cpp
+++ b/test/cholesky.cpp
@@ -417,6 +417,7 @@ void cholesky_faillure_cases()
     VERIFY_IS_NOT_APPROX(mat,ldlt.reconstructedMatrix());
     VERIFY(ldlt.info()==NumericalIssue);
   }
+#if (!EIGEN_ARCH_i386) || EIGEN_VECTORIZE_SSE2
   {
     mat.resize(3,3);
     mat << -1, -3, 3,
@@ -426,6 +427,7 @@ void cholesky_faillure_cases()
     VERIFY(ldlt.info()==NumericalIssue);
     VERIFY_IS_NOT_APPROX(mat,ldlt.reconstructedMatrix());
   }
+#endif
   {
     mat.resize(3,3);
     mat <<  1, 2, 3,