diff --git a/tests/test/alglib/t_testconvunit.pp b/tests/test/alglib/t_testconvunit.pp
index b02fd02b01..48da0f4475 100644
--- a/tests/test/alglib/t_testconvunit.pp
+++ b/tests/test/alglib/t_testconvunit.pp
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 { %opt=-Mdelphi -Sa }
+{ don't run this test when no hardware fpu is available, it would take a lot of time }
+{$ifndef FPUSOFT}
 program t_testconvunit;
 uses Sysutils, u_testconvunit;
 
@@ -17,3 +19,8 @@ begin
     end;
     Halt(0);
 end.
+{$else FPUSOFT}
+begin
+end.
+{$endif FPUSOFT}
+
diff --git a/tests/test/alglib/t_testcorrunit.pp b/tests/test/alglib/t_testcorrunit.pp
index e647d784ed..1340915e1d 100644
--- a/tests/test/alglib/t_testcorrunit.pp
+++ b/tests/test/alglib/t_testcorrunit.pp
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 { %opt=-Mdelphi -Sa }
+{ don't run this test when no hardware fpu is available, it would take a lot of time }
+{$ifndef FPUSOFT}
 program t_testcorrunit;
 uses Sysutils, u_testcorrunit;
 
@@ -17,3 +19,8 @@ begin
     end;
     Halt(0);
 end.
+{$else FPUSOFT}
+begin
+end.
+{$endif FPUSOFT}
+
diff --git a/tests/test/alglib/t_testfftunit.pp b/tests/test/alglib/t_testfftunit.pp
index 0e55b08e5f..a60e354cc1 100644
--- a/tests/test/alglib/t_testfftunit.pp
+++ b/tests/test/alglib/t_testfftunit.pp
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 { %opt=-Mdelphi -Sa }
+{ don't run this test when no hardware fpu is available, it would take a lot of time }
+{$ifndef FPUSOFT}
 program t_testfftunit;
 uses Sysutils, u_testfftunit;
 
@@ -17,3 +19,8 @@ begin
     end;
     Halt(0);
 end.
+{$else FPUSOFT}
+begin
+end.
+{$endif FPUSOFT}
+
diff --git a/tests/test/alglib/t_testfhtunit.pp b/tests/test/alglib/t_testfhtunit.pp
index 177dd88e55..b9510e17da 100644
--- a/tests/test/alglib/t_testfhtunit.pp
+++ b/tests/test/alglib/t_testfhtunit.pp
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 { %opt=-Mdelphi -Sa }
+{ don't run this test when no hardware fpu is available, it would take a lot of time }
+{$ifndef FPUSOFT}
 program t_testfhtunit;
 uses Sysutils, u_testfhtunit;
 
@@ -17,3 +19,8 @@ begin
     end;
     Halt(0);
 end.
+{$else FPUSOFT}
+begin
+end.
+{$endif FPUSOFT}
+