diff --git a/tests/basics/memoryview_itemsize.py b/tests/basics/memoryview_itemsize.py
index cd7a87c23..64a8822b8 100644
--- a/tests/basics/memoryview_itemsize.py
+++ b/tests/basics/memoryview_itemsize.py
@@ -12,9 +12,12 @@ except ImportError:
         print("SKIP")
         raise SystemExit
 
-for code in ['b', 'h', 'i', 'l', 'q', 'f', 'd']:
+for code in ['b', 'h', 'i', 'q', 'f', 'd']:
     print(memoryview(array(code)).itemsize)
 
+# 'l' varies depending on word size of the machine
+print(memoryview(array('l')).itemsize in (4, 8))
+
 # shouldn't be able to store to the itemsize attribute
 try:
     memoryview(b'a').itemsize = 1