diff --git a/tests/validation/reference/GEMM.cpp b/tests/validation/reference/GEMM.cpp
index 63c7f53..f7a1718 100644
--- a/tests/validation/reference/GEMM.cpp
+++ b/tests/validation/reference/GEMM.cpp
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
     const int c_stride_z = N * M;
     const int c_stride_w = N * M * D;
 
-#if defined(_OPENMP)
+#if defined(_OPENMP) && !( defined(__arm__) && defined(__ANDROID__))
     #pragma omp parallel for collapse(2)
 #endif /* _OPENMP */
     for(int w = 0; w < W; ++w)