--- a/concurrent-supply.cabal
+++ b/concurrent-supply.cabal
@@ -42,7 +42,10 @@ test-suite properties
   type: exitcode-stdio-1.0
   main-is: properties.hs
   default-language: Haskell2010
-  ghc-options: -w -threaded -rtsopts -with-rtsopts=-N
+  if arch(arm) || arch(mips) || arch(s390x) || arch(i386)
+    ghc-options: -w -threaded -rtsopts
+  else
+    ghc-options: -w -threaded -rtsopts -with-rtsopts=-N
   hs-source-dirs: test
 
   if !flag(test-properties)
