diff --git a/cmake/abi_check.cmake b/cmake/abi_check.cmake
index 98877be9351..23ef2f9d9b3 100644
--- a/cmake/abi_check.cmake
+++ b/cmake/abi_check.cmake
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 # only be run  on Unix and only if gcc is used. On some Unixes,
 # (Solaris) sed or diff might act differently from GNU, so we run only 
 # on systems we can trust.
-IF(APPLE OR CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME MATCHES "Linux")
+IF((APPLE OR CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME MATCHES "Linux") AND NOT CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR STREQUAL "e2k")
  SET(RUN_ABI_CHECK 1)
 ELSE()
  SET(RUN_ABI_CHECK 0)