diff --git a/freeipa-healthcheck.spec b/freeipa-healthcheck.spec
index 1328f7c..2d65afb 100644
--- a/freeipa-healthcheck.spec
+++ b/freeipa-healthcheck.spec
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 %global python3dir %{_builddir}/python3-%{name}-%{version}-%{release}
 %{!?python3_sitelib: %global python3_sitelib %(%{__python3} -c "from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_lib; print(get_python_lib())")}
 
+%bcond_without tests
 
 Name:           %{project}-%{shortname}
 Version:        0.7
@@ -38,8 +39,10 @@ BuildRequires:  systemd-devel
 %{?systemd_requires}
 # packages for make check
 BuildRequires:  python3-pytest-runner
+%if %{with tests}
 BuildRequires:  python3-ipalib
 BuildRequires:  python3-ipaserver
+%endif
 BuildRequires:  python3-lib389
 BuildRequires:  python3-libsss_nss_idmap
 
@@ -95,8 +98,10 @@ install -p -m644 %{_builddir}/%{project}-%{shortname}-%{version}/man/man5/%{long
     sed -e 's,\./,%%{python3_sitelib}/ipahealthcheck/,g' ) >healthcheck.list
 
 
+%if %{with tests}
 %check
 %{__python3} setup.py test
+%endif
 
 
 %post