diff --git a/python-sphinxcontrib-htmlhelp.spec b/python-sphinxcontrib-htmlhelp.spec
index 3466f28..e767592 100644
--- a/python-sphinxcontrib-htmlhelp.spec
+++ b/python-sphinxcontrib-htmlhelp.spec
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 %global pypi_name sphinxcontrib-htmlhelp
 
-# when bootstrapping sphinx, we cannot run tests yet
-%bcond_without check
+# to avoid unwanted dependency on html5lib, we skip the tests entirely
+%bcond_with check
 
 Name:           python-%{pypi_name}
 Version:        1.0.3
-Release:        4%{?dist}
+Release:        5%{?dist}
 Summary:        Sphinx extension for HTML help files
 License:        BSD
 URL:            http://sphinx-doc.org/
@@ -80,6 +80,10 @@ popd
 
 
 %changelog
+* Fri May 07 2021 Miro Hrončok <mhroncok@redhat.com> - 1.0.3-5
+- Build without check
+- No longer BuildRequires python3-html5lib
+
 * Fri Apr 16 2021 Mohan Boddu <mboddu@redhat.com> - 1.0.3-4
 - Rebuilt for RHEL 9 BETA on Apr 15th 2021. Related: rhbz#1947937