diff --git a/tests/commands/test_startup_time.py b/tests/commands/test_startup_time.py
index 62baab20a..32b4f80fd 100644
--- a/tests/commands/test_startup_time.py
+++ b/tests/commands/test_startup_time.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import time
 from tests.conftest import is_arm, is_mac
 
 
-MAXIMUM_STARTUP_TIME = 0.7 if is_mac() and not is_arm() else 0.5
+MAXIMUM_STARTUP_TIME = 0.7 if is_mac() and not is_arm(True) else 0.5
 
 
 def test_startup_time():
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index a390dea07..ca9239375 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -500,9 +500,11 @@ def patch_gc(mocker) -> None:
     mocker.patch("freqtrade.main.gc_set_threshold")
 
 
-def is_arm() -> bool:
+def is_arm(include_aarch64: bool = False) -> bool:
     machine = platform.machine()
-    return "arm" in machine or "aarch64" in machine
+    if include_aarch64:
+        return "aarch64" in machine or "arm" in machine
+    return "arm" in machine
 
 
 def is_mac() -> bool: