diff --git a/test/test_linalg.py b/test/test_linalg.py
index 6f4bd4016e20b6b4e4b5dbe21ac0e76dd574f9e9..6aeec63c49a72c784ad5cccf1ee7acc1fcae0f2a 100644
--- a/test/test_linalg.py
+++ b/test/test_linalg.py
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ import pyopencl as cl
 import pyopencl.array as cl_array
 import loopy as lp
 
+import logging
+
 from pyopencl.tools import (  # noqa
         pytest_generate_tests_for_pyopencl
         as pytest_generate_tests)
@@ -61,6 +63,7 @@ def check_float4(result, ref_result):
 
 
 def test_axpy(ctx_factory):
+    logging.basicConfig(level="INFO")
     ctx = ctx_factory()
 
     n = 3145182
@@ -114,7 +117,8 @@ def test_axpy(ctx_factory):
             lp.auto_test_vs_ref(seq_knl, ctx, variant(knl),
                     op_count=[np.dtype(dtype).itemsize*n*3/1e9],
                     op_label=["GBytes"],
-                    parameters={"a": a, "b": b, "n": n}, check_result=check)
+                    parameters={"a": a, "b": b, "n": n}, check_result=check,
+                    blacklist_ref_vendors=["Advanced Micro"])
 
 
 def test_transpose(ctx_factory):