@@ -406,10 +406,21 @@ test_file_monitor_events(void)
char *pathdst = NULL;
QFileMonitorTestData data;
GHashTable *ids = g_hash_table_new(g_int64_hash, g_int64_equal);
+ char *travis_arch;
qemu_mutex_init(&data.lock);
data.records = NULL;
+ /*
+ * This test does not work on Travis LXD containers since some
+ * syscalls are blocked in that environment.
+ */
+ travis_arch = getenv("TRAVIS_ARCH");
+ if (travis_arch && !g_str_equal(travis_arch, "x86_64")) {
+ g_test_skip("Test does not work on non-x86 Travis containers.");
+ return;
+ }
+
/*
* The file monitor needs the main loop running in
* order to receive events from inotify. We must