diff --git a/libcontainer/integration/checkpoint_test.go b/libcontainer/integration/checkpoint_test.go
index d813c189abb..d21bde7c9e6 100644
--- a/libcontainer/integration/checkpoint_test.go
+++ b/libcontainer/integration/checkpoint_test.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"os/exec"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"regexp"
+	"runtime"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
@@ -31,6 +32,10 @@ func testCheckpoint(t *testing.T, userns bool) {
 		return
 	}
 
+	if strings.HasPrefix(runtime.GOARCH, "arm") {
+		t.Skip("temporary skipping on ARM (see issue XXX)")
+	}
+
 	if _, err := exec.LookPath("criu"); err != nil {
 		t.Skipf("criu binary not found: %v", err)
 	}