diff --git a/systemtap.spec b/systemtap.spec
index 0150965..959b21d 100644
--- a/systemtap.spec
+++ b/systemtap.spec
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
 
 Name: systemtap
 Version: 4.0
-Release: 0.20180914gitfe4e14f4af16.2%{?dist}
+Release: 0.20180914gitfe4e14f4af16.3%{?dist}
 # for version, see also configure.ac
 
 
diff --git a/tests/dejagnu-smoketest/runtest.sh b/tests/dejagnu-smoketest/runtest.sh
index ea38115..8449c1c 100755
--- a/tests/dejagnu-smoketest/runtest.sh
+++ b/tests/dejagnu-smoketest/runtest.sh
@@ -5,10 +5,13 @@ set -x
 
 dnf debuginfo-install -y kernel
 
+# on Fedora CI, can only assume about 1GB RAM to run these tests
+
 stap -L 'process("stap").mark("*")' | grep -q pass
-stap -L 'kernel.trace("*")' | grep -q sys_
+# stap -L 'kernel.trace("sys_enter")'
 stap -v --example helloworld.stp
 stap -v -T 1 -e 'probe kernel.function("do_exit") {println($$vars)}'
-stap -v -T 1 -e 'probe syscall.* ? {println(argstr)}'
+# stap -v -T 1 -e 'probe syscall.* ? {println(argstr)}'
 
-echo PASS
+echo
+echo RESULT: PASS