--- a/pandas/tests/frame/test_constructors.py
+++ b/pandas/tests/frame/test_constructors.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import numpy as np
 import numpy.ma as ma
 import numpy.ma.mrecords as mrecords
 import pytest
+import platform
 
 from pandas.compat import is_platform_little_endian
 
@@ -2204,6 +2205,7 @@ class TestDataFrameConstructors:
         result = DataFrame.from_records(recarray)
         tm.assert_frame_equal(result, expected)
 
+    @pytest.mark.xfail(condition=platform.uname()[4].startswith('armv'),reason="Fails on Debian arm boxes due to locales or whatelse",strict=False)
     def test_from_records_sequencelike(self):
         df = DataFrame(
             {
