diff -Nru mpi4py-3.1.1/debian/changelog mpi4py-3.1.1/debian/changelog
--- mpi4py-3.1.1/debian/changelog	2021-09-26 18:55:06.000000000 +0000
+++ mpi4py-3.1.1/debian/changelog	2021-10-15 13:53:20.000000000 +0000
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+mpi4py (3.1.1-8+rpi1) bookworm-staging; urgency=medium
+
+  * Disable testsuite.
+
+ -- root <Peter Michael Green <plugwash@raspbian.org>  Fri, 15 Oct 2021 13:53:20 +0000
+
 mpi4py (3.1.1-8) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * Team upload.
diff -Nru mpi4py-3.1.1/debian/rules mpi4py-3.1.1/debian/rules
--- mpi4py-3.1.1/debian/rules	2021-09-26 18:55:06.000000000 +0000
+++ mpi4py-3.1.1/debian/rules	2021-10-15 13:53:07.000000000 +0000
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 # disable build tests for these arches:
 # x32 consistently times out on tests
-NO_TEST_ARCH_LIST = x32
+NO_TEST_ARCH_LIST = x32 armhf
 
 empty :=
 space := $(empty)$(empty)