diff --git a/SPECS/pycairo.spec b/SPECS/pycairo.spec
index be0c339..2c89074 100644
--- a/SPECS/pycairo.spec
+++ b/SPECS/pycairo.spec
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+%bcond_without tests
+
 Name: pycairo
 Version: 1.16.3
 Release: 6%{?dist}
@@ -10,7 +12,9 @@ Source0: https://github.com/pygobject/pycairo/releases/download/v%{version}/pyca
 BuildRequires: cairo-devel
 BuildRequires: pkgconfig
 BuildRequires: python3-devel
+%if %{with tests}
 BuildRequires: python3-pytest
+%endif
 
 %description
 Python bindings for the cairo library.
@@ -40,8 +44,10 @@ libraries so that they interoperate with py3cairo.
 %install
 %py3_install
 
+%if %{with tests}
 %check
 %{__python3} setup.py test
+%endif
 
 %files -n python3-cairo
 %license COPYING*