diff --git a/python-pluggy.spec b/python-pluggy.spec
index 97a696e..1dd7851 100644
--- a/python-pluggy.spec
+++ b/python-pluggy.spec
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
 %global with_python3 0
 %endif
 
+# Turn the tests off when bootstrapping Python, because pytest requires pluggy
+%bcond_without tests
+
 Name:           python-pluggy
 Version:        0.6.0
 Release:        2%{?dist}
@@ -18,12 +21,17 @@ Source0:        https://github.com/pytest-dev/%{pypiname}/archive/%{version}.tar
 
 BuildArch:      noarch
 BuildRequires:  python2-devel
-BuildRequires:  python2-pytest
 BuildRequires:  python2-setuptools
+%if %{with tests}
+BuildRequires:  python2-pytest
+%endif
+
 %if 0%{?with_python3}
 BuildRequires:  python3-devel
-BuildRequires:  python3-pytest
 BuildRequires:  python3-setuptools
+%if %{with tests}
+BuildRequires:  python3-pytest
+%endif
 %endif # with python3
 
 %global _description\
@@ -66,7 +74,7 @@ The plugin manager stripped of pytest specific details.
 
 %py2_install
 
-
+%if %{with tests}
 %check
 export PYTHONPATH=.:$PYTHONPATH
 py.test testing
@@ -74,6 +82,7 @@ py.test testing
 %if 0%{?with_python3}
 py.test-%{python3_version} testing
 %endif
+%endif # with tests
 
 
 %files -n python2-%{pypiname}