diff --git a/python-sphinxcontrib-htmlhelp.spec b/python-sphinxcontrib-htmlhelp.spec
index 651e11f..14713ba 100644
--- a/python-sphinxcontrib-htmlhelp.spec
+++ b/python-sphinxcontrib-htmlhelp.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 %global pypi_name sphinxcontrib-htmlhelp
 
 # when bootstrapping sphinx, we cannot run tests yet
-%bcond_with check
+%bcond_without check
 
 Name:           python-%{pypi_name}
 Version:        1.0.1