diff --git a/python-setuptools_scm.spec b/python-setuptools_scm.spec
index 78174a1..0d5b969 100644
--- a/python-setuptools_scm.spec
+++ b/python-setuptools_scm.spec
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@ BuildRequires:  pyproject-rpm-macros
 %if %{with tests}
 BuildRequires:  git-core
 # Don't pull mercurial into RHEL just to test this work with it
-%if %{undefined rhel}
+# Mercurial uses imp module which was removed in Python 3.12,
+# we skip the tests until it is fixed in mercurial
+%if 0%{?fedora} && 0%{?fedora} < 39
 BuildRequires:  mercurial
 %endif
 # Manually listed test dependencies from tox.ini, to avoid pulling tox into RHEL