diff --git a/SPECS/python-cffi.spec b/SPECS/python-cffi.spec
index 51ff25d..08c77c6 100644
--- a/SPECS/python-cffi.spec
+++ b/SPECS/python-cffi.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # RHEL: Docs disabled due to python3-sphinx not being installable during build of the python39 module
 %bcond_with docs
 
+%bcond_without tests
+
 Name:           python-cffi
 Version:        1.14.3
 Release:        2%{?dist}
@@ -18,8 +20,10 @@ BuildRequires:  make
 BuildRequires:  libffi-devel
 BuildRequires:  gcc
 
+%if %{with tests}
 # For tests:
 BuildRequires:  gcc-c++
+%endif
 
 %?python_enable_dependency_generator
 
@@ -31,9 +35,11 @@ based on LuaJIT’s FFI.
 %package -n python%{python3_pkgversion}-cffi
 Summary:        Foreign Function Interface for Python 3 to call C code
 %if %{with docs}
-BuildRequires:  python%{python3_pkgversion}-sphinx
+BuildRequires:  python3-sphinx
 %endif
+%if %{with tests}
 BuildRequires:  python%{python3_pkgversion}-pytest
+%endif
 BuildRequires:  python%{python3_pkgversion}-devel
 BuildRequires:  python%{python3_pkgversion}-rpm-macros
 BuildRequires:  python%{python3_pkgversion}-setuptools
@@ -71,8 +77,10 @@ rm build/html/.buildinfo
 %install
 %py3_install
 
+%if %{with tests}
 %check
 PYTHONPATH=%{buildroot}%{python3_sitearch} %{__python3} -m pytest c/ testing/
+%endif
 
 %files -n python%{python3_pkgversion}-cffi
 %doc PKG-INFO