diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/numpy/2.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/numpy/2.nix
index 46b338fb2ff1..84d1173a0465 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/numpy/2.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/numpy/2.nix
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
   # native dependencies
   blas,
+  coreutils,
   lapack,
 
   # Reverse dependency
@@ -83,6 +84,10 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     # remove needless reference to full Python path stored in built wheel
     substituteInPlace numpy/meson.build \
       --replace-fail 'py.full_path()' "'python'"
+
+    # Test_POWER_Features::test_features - FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/bin/true'
+    substituteInPlace numpy/_core/tests/test_cpu_features.py \
+      --replace-fail '/bin/true' '${lib.getExe' coreutils "true"}'
   '';
 
   build-system = [
@@ -161,6 +166,10 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     # AssertionError: (np.int64(0), np.longdouble('9.9999999999999994515e-21'), np.longdouble('3.9696755572509052902e+20'), 'arctanh')
     "test_loss_of_precision"
   ]
+  ++ lib.optionals (stdenv.hostPlatform.isPower64 && stdenv.hostPlatform.isBigEndian) [
+    # https://github.com/numpy/numpy/issues/29918
+    "test_sq_cases"
+  ]
   ++ lib.optionals (stdenv.hostPlatform ? gcc.arch) [
     # remove if https://github.com/numpy/numpy/issues/27460 is resolved
     "test_validate_transcendentals"