diff --git a/perl-Tie-IxHash.spec b/perl-Tie-IxHash.spec
index 66c8cc9..4b4192e 100644
--- a/perl-Tie-IxHash.spec
+++ b/perl-Tie-IxHash.spec
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+# Run optional test
+%bcond_without perl_Tie_IxHash_enables_optional_test
+
 Name:           perl-Tie-IxHash
 Version:        1.23
 Release:        11%{?dist}
@@ -12,7 +15,7 @@ BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 BuildArch:      noarch
 BuildRequires:  perl-generators
 BuildRequires:  perl(ExtUtils::MakeMaker), perl(Test::More)
-%if !%{defined perl_bootstrap}
+%if %{with perl_Tie_IxHash_enables_optional_test} && !%{defined perl_bootstrap}
 BuildRequires:  perl(Test::Pod)
 %endif
 Requires:       perl(:MODULE_COMPAT_%(eval "`%{__perl} -V:version`"; echo $version))