diff --git a/OpenSim/Data/SQLite/Tests/SQLiteAssetTest.cs b/OpenSim/Data/SQLite/Tests/SQLiteAssetTest.cs
index 7221811467..b99b248c39 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Data/SQLite/Tests/SQLiteAssetTest.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Data/SQLite/Tests/SQLiteAssetTest.cs
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Data.SQLite.Tests
         [TestFixtureSetUp]
         public void Init()
         {
-            if (System.Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("CPU") == "ppc64")
+            // SQLite doesn't work on power linux
+            if (File.Exists("/proc/ppc64"))
             {
-                System.Console.WriteLine(System.Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("CPU"));
                 Assert.Ignore();
             }
 
diff --git a/OpenSim/Data/SQLite/Tests/SQLiteEstateTest.cs b/OpenSim/Data/SQLite/Tests/SQLiteEstateTest.cs
index 9ed9897b42..fd157c67e6 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Data/SQLite/Tests/SQLiteEstateTest.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Data/SQLite/Tests/SQLiteEstateTest.cs
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Data.SQLite.Tests
         [TestFixtureSetUp]
         public void Init()
         {
-            if (System.Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("CPU") == "ppc64")
+            // SQLite doesn't work on power linux
+            if (File.Exists("/proc/ppc64"))
             {
-                System.Console.WriteLine(System.Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("CPU"));
                 Assert.Ignore();
             }
 
diff --git a/OpenSim/Data/SQLite/Tests/SQLiteInventoryTest.cs b/OpenSim/Data/SQLite/Tests/SQLiteInventoryTest.cs
index a5b2e0647b..c70be6d458 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Data/SQLite/Tests/SQLiteInventoryTest.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Data/SQLite/Tests/SQLiteInventoryTest.cs
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Data.SQLite.Tests
         [TestFixtureSetUp]
         public void Init()
         {
-            if (System.Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("CPU") == "ppc64")
+            // SQLite doesn't work on power linux
+            if (File.Exists("/proc/ppc64"))
             {
-                System.Console.WriteLine(System.Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("CPU"));
                 Assert.Ignore();
             }
 
diff --git a/OpenSim/Data/SQLite/Tests/SQLiteRegionTest.cs b/OpenSim/Data/SQLite/Tests/SQLiteRegionTest.cs
index be17a38615..da8f74f99f 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Data/SQLite/Tests/SQLiteRegionTest.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Data/SQLite/Tests/SQLiteRegionTest.cs
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Data.SQLite.Tests
         [TestFixtureSetUp]
         public void Init()
         {
-            if (System.Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("CPU") == "ppc64")
+            // SQLite doesn't work on power linux
+            if (File.Exists("/proc/ppc64"))
             {
-                System.Console.WriteLine(System.Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("CPU"));
                 Assert.Ignore();
             }
 
diff --git a/OpenSim/Data/SQLite/Tests/SQLiteUserTest.cs b/OpenSim/Data/SQLite/Tests/SQLiteUserTest.cs
index 1c0ba712d4..06465e8382 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Data/SQLite/Tests/SQLiteUserTest.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Data/SQLite/Tests/SQLiteUserTest.cs
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Data.SQLite.Tests
         [TestFixtureSetUp]
         public void Init()
         {
-            if (System.Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("CPU") == "ppc64")
+            // SQLite doesn't work on power linux
+            if (File.Exists("/proc/ppc64"))
             {
-                System.Console.WriteLine(System.Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("CPU"));
                 Assert.Ignore();
             }