diff --git a/python-sphinx.spec b/python-sphinx.spec
index e342f7d..9de6388 100644
--- a/python-sphinx.spec
+++ b/python-sphinx.spec
@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@
 %{!?python_sitelib: %global python_sitelib %(%{__python} -c "from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_lib; print (get_python_lib())")}
 %endif
 
+%if 0%{?rhel} > 7
+# Build without BuildRequires ImageMagick, to skip imgconverter tests
+%bcond_with imagemagick_tests
+%else
+%bcond_without imagemagick_tests
+%endif
+
 # Currently, python2 version is always the default: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging:Python#Naming
 %if 1
 %global py3_default 0
@@ -15,7 +22,7 @@
 
 Name:       python-sphinx
 Version:    1.7.2
-Release:    1%{?dist}
+Release:    2%{?dist}
 Epoch:      1
 Summary:    Python documentation generator
 
@@ -80,7 +87,9 @@ BuildRequires: python2-html5lib
 BuildRequires: python2-whoosh
 BuildRequires: python2-snowballstemmer
 BuildRequires: python2-enum34
+%if %{with imagemagick_tests}
 BuildRequires: ImageMagick
+%endif
 # note: no Python3 xapian binding yet
 BuildRequires: python2-xapian
 BuildRequires: texlive-collection-fontsrecommended
@@ -385,12 +394,15 @@ cp %{SOURCE5} .
 # fix line encoding of bundled jquery.js
 dos2unix -k ./sphinx/themes/basic/static/jquery.js
 
+%if ! %{with imagemagick_tests}
+rm tests/test_ext_imgconverter.py
+%endif
+
 %if 0%{?with_python3}
 rm -rf %{py3dir}
 cp -a . %{py3dir}
 %endif # with_python3
 
-
 %build
 %py2_build
 %if 0%{?with_python3}
@@ -578,6 +590,9 @@ popd
 
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Apr 11 2018 Petr Viktorin <pviktori@redhat.com> - 1:1.7.2-2
+- Conditionalize the ImageMagick build dependency & tests
+
 * Wed Apr 11 2018 Petr Viktorin <pviktori@redhat.com> - 1:1.7.2-1
 - Update to 1.7.2 (bz#1558968)