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-rw-r--r--numpy/core/tests/test_multiarray.py4
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diff --git a/numpy/core/tests/test_multiarray.py b/numpy/core/tests/test_multiarray.py
index 6fb7b4b36..a6c8489ef 100644
--- a/numpy/core/tests/test_multiarray.py
+++ b/numpy/core/tests/test_multiarray.py
@@ -593,6 +593,10 @@ class TestCreation(TestCase):
for dt in types:
d = np.zeros((30 * 1024**2,), dtype=dt)
assert_(not d.any())
+ # This test can fail on 32-bit systems due to insufficient
+ # contiguous memory. Deallocating the previous array increases the
+ # chance of success.
+ del(d)
def test_zeros_obj(self):
# test initialization from PyLong(0)