diff --git a/python-sphinx.spec b/python-sphinx.spec
index 9de6388..b844232 100644
--- a/python-sphinx.spec
+++ b/python-sphinx.spec
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@
 %bcond_without imagemagick_tests
 %endif
 
+# When bootstrapping sphinx, we don't yet have sphinxcontrib-websupport
+%bcond_without websupport
+# Also, we don't have all the tests requirements
+%bcond_without tests
+
 # Currently, python2 version is always the default: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging:Python#Naming
 %if 1
 %global py3_default 0
@@ -67,13 +72,15 @@ BuildRequires: python2-imagesize
 BuildRequires: python2-requests
 BuildRequires: python2-packaging
 BuildRequires: python2-typing
+%if %{with websupport}
 BuildRequires: python2-sphinxcontrib-websupport
+%endif
 BuildRequires: environment(modules)
 
 # for fixes
 BuildRequires: dos2unix
 
-# for testing
+%if %{with tests}
 BuildRequires: python2-nose
 BuildRequires: python2-pytest
 BuildRequires: python2-pytest-cov
@@ -126,6 +133,7 @@ BuildRequires: tex(tabulary.sty)
 BuildRequires: tex(polyglossia.sty)
 BuildRequires: tex(ctablestack.sty)
 BuildRequires: tex(eu1enc.def)
+%endif
 
 %if 0%{?with_python3}
 BuildRequires: python3-devel
@@ -134,6 +142,16 @@ BuildRequires: python3-setuptools
 BuildRequires: python3-docutils
 BuildRequires: python3-jinja2
 BuildRequires: python3-pygments
+BuildRequires: python3-six
+BuildRequires: python3-sphinx_rtd_theme
+BuildRequires: python3-sphinx-theme-alabaster
+BuildRequires: python3-packaging
+BuildRequires: python3-imagesize
+BuildRequires: python3-requests
+%if %{with websupport}
+BuildRequires: python3-sphinxcontrib-websupport
+%endif
+%if %{with tests}
 BuildRequires: python3-nose
 BuildRequires: python3-pytest
 BuildRequires: python3-pytest-cov
@@ -143,13 +161,7 @@ BuildRequires: python3-simplejson
 BuildRequires: python3-html5lib
 BuildRequires: python3-whoosh
 BuildRequires: python3-snowballstemmer
-BuildRequires: python3-six
-BuildRequires: python3-sphinx_rtd_theme
-BuildRequires: python3-sphinx-theme-alabaster
-BuildRequires: python3-packaging
-BuildRequires: python3-imagesize
-BuildRequires: python3-requests
-BuildRequires: python3-sphinxcontrib-websupport
+%endif
 %endif # with_python3
 
 
@@ -198,7 +210,9 @@ Requires:      python2-imagesize
 Requires:      python2-requests
 Requires:      python2-packaging
 Requires:      python2-typing
+%if %{with websupport}
 Requires:      python2-sphinxcontrib-websupport
+%endif
 Requires: environment(modules)
 # Needed to get rid of the alternatives config installed in f24 and f25
 # versions of the package
@@ -310,8 +324,10 @@ Requires:      python3-sphinx-theme-alabaster
 Requires:      python3-imagesize
 Requires:      python3-requests
 Requires:      python3-six
-Requires:      python3-sphinxcontrib-websupport
 Requires:      python3-packaging
+%if %{with websupport}
+Requires:      python3-sphinxcontrib-websupport
+%endif
 Recommends:    graphviz
 Recommends:    ImageMagick
 Requires: environment(modules)
@@ -394,10 +410,14 @@ cp %{SOURCE5} .
 # fix line encoding of bundled jquery.js
 dos2unix -k ./sphinx/themes/basic/static/jquery.js
 
-%if ! %{with imagemagick_tests}
+%if %{without imagemagick_tests}
 rm tests/test_ext_imgconverter.py
 %endif
 
+%if %{without websupport}
+rm tests/test_websupport.py tests/test_api_translator.py
+%endif
+
 %if 0%{?with_python3}
 rm -rf %{py3dir}
 cp -a . %{py3dir}
@@ -409,9 +429,16 @@ cp -a . %{py3dir}
 %py3_build
 %endif # with_python3
 
+export PYTHONPATH=$PWD
 pushd doc
-make html
-make man
+%if 0%{?with_python3}
+export SPHINXBUILD="%{__python3} ../sphinx/cmd/build.py"
+%else
+export SPHINXBUILD="%{__python2} ../sphinx/cmd/build.py"
+%endif
+
+make html SPHINXBUILD="$SPHINXBUILD"
+make man SPHINXBUILD="$SPHINXBUILD"
 rm -rf _build/html/.buildinfo
 mv _build/html ..
 popd
@@ -520,10 +547,14 @@ done
   >> sphinx.lang
 
 
+%if %{with tests}
 %check
+export PYTHONPATH=$PWD
+
 # Currently, all linkcheck tests hit external websites.  Since network access
 # is disabled in koji, we have to disable these.
 rm tests/test_build_linkcheck.py
+
 # Igoring test_api_translator for now as it fails on Fedora.
 # The issue has been reported upstream: https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/issues/4710
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8 %{__python2} -m pytest -v --ignore=tests/test_api_translator.py
@@ -535,6 +566,7 @@ rm tests/test_build_linkcheck.py
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8 PYTHON=python3 make test
 popd
 %endif # with_python3
+%endif # with tests
 
 
 %files latex