diff --git a/subversion.spec b/subversion.spec
index 1a46a65..131cc59 100644
--- a/subversion.spec
+++ b/subversion.spec
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # set to zero to avoid running test suite
-%define make_check 0
+%define make_check 1
 
 %define with_java 1
 %define with_kwallet 0
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 Summary: A Modern Concurrent Version Control System
 Name: subversion
 Version: 1.7.3
-Release: 2%{?dist}
+Release: 3%{?dist}
 License: ASL 2.0
 Group: Development/Tools
 URL: http://subversion.apache.org/
@@ -431,6 +431,9 @@ fi
 %endif
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Feb 28 2012 Joe Orton <jorton@redhat.com> - 1.7.3-3
+- re-enable test suite
+
 * Tue Feb 28 2012 Joe Orton <jorton@redhat.com> - 1.7.3-2
 - add upstream test suite fixes for APR hash change (r1293602, r1293811)
 - use ruby vendorlib directory (#798203)