diff --git a/python-dateutil.spec b/python-dateutil.spec
index 6fe3997..87d0a70 100644
--- a/python-dateutil.spec
+++ b/python-dateutil.spec
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ Source:         %{pypi_source}
 Patch1:         %{url}/commit/2bdd63158b7f981fc6d70a869680451bdfd8d848.patch
 
 # when bootstrapping dateutil-freezegun, we cannot run tests
-%bcond_without tests
+# on RHEL, we do not have or want all test dependencies
+%bcond tests %{undefined rhel}
 
 BuildArch:      noarch
 BuildRequires: make