diff --git a/subversion.spec b/subversion.spec
index b308bd2..49a35e4 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 1
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 Summary: A Modern Concurrent Version Control System
 Name: subversion
 Version: 1.7.4
-Release: 2%{?dist}
+Release: 3%{?dist}
 License: ASL 2.0
 Group: Development/Tools
 URL: http://subversion.apache.org/
@@ -317,8 +317,8 @@ cat %{name}.lang exclude.tools.files >> %{name}.files
 %check
 export LANG=C LC_ALL=C
 export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_libdir}
-export MALLOC_PERTURB_=171 MALLOC_CHECK_=3
-export LIBC_FATAL_STDERR_=1
+#export MALLOC_PERTURB_=171 MALLOC_CHECK_=3
+#export LIBC_FATAL_STDERR_=1
 if ! make check check-swig-pl check-swig-py CLEANUP=yes; then
    : Test suite failure.
    cat fails.log
@@ -457,6 +457,9 @@ fi
 %endif
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Mar 30 2012 Joe Orton <jorton@redhat.com> - 1.7.4-3
+- re-enable test suite
+
 * Fri Mar 30 2012 Joe Orton <jorton@redhat.com> - 1.7.4-2
 - fix build with httpd 2.4