diff --git a/libosinfo.spec b/libosinfo.spec
index 281b07a..1db0bc1 100644
--- a/libosinfo.spec
+++ b/libosinfo.spec
@@ -74,10 +74,7 @@ rm -f %{buildroot}%{_libdir}/*.la
 if ! make check
 then
   cat tests/test-suite.log || true
-  # tests are broken with latest osinfo-db, and next libosinfo
-  # release will have tests independent os osinfo-db, so until
-  # then make tests non-fatal
-  # exit 1
+  exit 1
 fi
 
 %ldconfig_scriptlets