diff --git a/python-mock.spec b/python-mock.spec
index 7abd447..92b31be 100644
--- a/python-mock.spec
+++ b/python-mock.spec
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
 # Not yet in Fedora buildroot
 %{!?python3_pkgversion:%global python3_pkgversion 3}
 
+# When bootstrapping Python 3, mock is built before pytest
+%bcond_with tests
+
 %global mod_name mock
 
 Name:           python-mock
@@ -23,16 +26,18 @@ BuildRequires:  python2-devel
 BuildRequires:  python2-setuptools
 BuildRequires:  python2-funcsigs
 BuildRequires:  python2-pbr
-# For tests
+%if %{with tests}
 BuildRequires:  python2-pytest
+%endif
 
 %if 0%{?with_python3}
 BuildRequires:  python%{python3_pkgversion}-devel
 BuildRequires:  python%{python3_pkgversion}-setuptools
 BuildRequires:  python3-pbr
-# For tests
+%if %{with tests}
 BuildRequires:  python%{python3_pkgversion}-pytest
 %endif
+%endif
 
 
 %description
@@ -82,11 +87,13 @@ needed attributes in the normal way.
 %endif
 
 
+%if %{with tests}
 %check
 %{__python2} setup.py test
 %if 0%{?with_python3}
 %{__python3} setup.py test
 %endif
+%endif
 
 %install
 %if 0%{?with_python3}
@@ -112,7 +119,7 @@ needed attributes in the normal way.
 
 %changelog
 * Wed Aug 14 2019 Miro Hrončok <mhroncok@redhat.com> - 3.0.5-3
-- Rebuilt for Python 3.8
+- Bootstrap for Python 3.8
 
 * Fri Jul 26 2019 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 3.0.5-2
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_31_Mass_Rebuild