diff --git a/tests/test_policies.py b/tests/test_policies.py
index 8cd4a804..e25f3f9f 100644
--- a/tests/test_policies.py
+++ b/tests/test_policies.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ from lerobot.common.policies.normalize import Normalize, Unnormalize
 from lerobot.common.policies.policy_protocol import Policy
 from lerobot.common.utils.utils import init_hydra_config
 from tests.scripts.save_policy_to_safetensor import get_policy_stats
-from tests.utils import DEFAULT_CONFIG_PATH, DEVICE, require_env
+from tests.utils import DEFAULT_CONFIG_PATH, DEVICE, require_env, require_x86_64_kernel
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("policy_name", available_policies)
@@ -244,6 +244,7 @@ def test_normalize(insert_temporal_dim):
         ("aloha", "act", []),
     ],
 )
+@require_x86_64_kernel
 def test_backward_compatibility(env_name, policy_name, extra_overrides):
     env_policy_dir = Path("tests/data/save_policy_to_safetensors") / f"{env_name}_{policy_name}"
     saved_output_dict = load_file(env_policy_dir / "output_dict.safetensors")
diff --git a/tests/utils.py b/tests/utils.py
index 3edf055d..6a706694 100644
--- a/tests/utils.py
+++ b/tests/utils.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import platform
+
 import pytest
 import torch
 
@@ -9,6 +11,21 @@ DEFAULT_CONFIG_PATH = "lerobot/configs/default.yaml"
 DEVICE = "cuda" if torch.cuda.is_available() else "cpu"
 
 
+def require_x86_64_kernel(func):
+    """
+    Decorator that skips the test if plateform device is not an x86_64 cpu.
+    """
+    from functools import wraps
+
+    @wraps(func)
+    def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
+        if platform.machine() != "x86_64":
+            pytest.skip("requires x86_64 plateform")
+        return func(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    return wrapper
+
+
 def require_cpu(func):
     """
     Decorator that skips the test if device is not cpu.