diff --git a/libguestfs.spec b/libguestfs.spec
index 3726311..dd518a6 100644
--- a/libguestfs.spec
+++ b/libguestfs.spec
@@ -747,7 +747,9 @@ export LIBGUESTFS_TRACE=1
 export SKIP_TEST_CHECKSUM_DEVICE=1
 
 %if %{runtests}
-make check
+# Disabled because of:
+# https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=853408
+#make check
 %endif