diff --git a/test/08_manylinuxXXXX_only/cibuildwheel_test.py b/test/08_manylinuxXXXX_only/cibuildwheel_test.py
index 9abdc129..2c20441d 100644
--- a/test/08_manylinuxXXXX_only/cibuildwheel_test.py
+++ b/test/08_manylinuxXXXX_only/cibuildwheel_test.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ def test(manylinux_image):
 
     if utils.platform != 'linux':
         pytest.skip('the docker test is only relevant to the linux build')
-    elif platform.machine not in ['x86_64', 'i686']:
+    elif platform.machine() not in ['x86_64', 'i686']:
         if manylinux_image in ['manylinux1', 'manylinux2010']:
             pytest.skip("manylinux1 and 2010 doesn't exist for non-x86 architectures")