diff --git a/testng.spec b/testng.spec
index d97b03e..f418e79 100644
--- a/testng.spec
+++ b/testng.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
+%bcond_without groovy
+
 Name:           testng
 Version:        6.9.12
-Release:        1%{?dist}
+Release:        2%{?dist}
 Summary:        Java-based testing framework
 # org/testng/remote/strprotocol/AbstractRemoteTestRunnerClient.java is CPL
 License:        ASL 2.0 and CPL
@@ -15,14 +17,16 @@ BuildRequires:  mvn(com.google.inject:guice::no_aop:)
 BuildRequires:  mvn(junit:junit)
 BuildRequires:  mvn(org.apache.ant:ant)
 BuildRequires:  mvn(org.apache.felix:maven-bundle-plugin)
-BuildRequires:  mvn(org.assertj:assertj-core)
 BuildRequires:  mvn(org.beanshell:bsh)
-BuildRequires:  mvn(org.codehaus.gmavenplus:gmavenplus-plugin)
-BuildRequires:  mvn(org.codehaus.groovy:groovy-all)
 BuildRequires:  mvn(org.codehaus.mojo:build-helper-maven-plugin)
 BuildRequires:  mvn(org.sonatype.oss:oss-parent:pom:)
-BuildRequires:  mvn(org.spockframework:spock-core)
 BuildRequires:  mvn(org.yaml:snakeyaml)
+%if %{with groovy}
+BuildRequires:  mvn(org.assertj:assertj-core)
+BuildRequires:  mvn(org.codehaus.gmavenplus:gmavenplus-plugin)
+BuildRequires:  mvn(org.codehaus.groovy:groovy-all)
+BuildRequires:  mvn(org.spockframework:spock-core)
+%endif
 
 %description
 TestNG is a testing framework inspired from JUnit and NUnit but introducing
@@ -49,10 +53,12 @@ find -name *.class -delete
 %pom_remove_plugin :maven-javadoc-plugin
 
 # missing test deps
+%if %{with groovy}
 %pom_add_plugin "org.codehaus.gmavenplus:gmavenplus-plugin" pom.xml \
   "<executions><execution><goals><goal>addTestSources</goal><goal>testGenerateStubs</goal><goal>testCompile</goal><goal>removeTestStubs</goal></goals></execution></executions>"
 %pom_add_dep "org.spockframework:spock-core::test"
 %pom_add_dep "org.codehaus.groovy:groovy-all::test"
+%endif
 
 # avoid SNAPSHOT in version number
 sed -i -e '/<version>/s/-SNAPSHOT//' pom.xml
@@ -70,7 +76,11 @@ cp -p ./src/main/java/*.dtd.html ./src/main/resources/.
 %mvn_alias : :::jdk15:
 
 %build
+%if %{with groovy}
 %mvn_build -- -Dmaven.local.debug=true
+%else
+%mvn_build -f -- -Dmaven.local.debug=true
+%endif
 
 %install
 %mvn_install
@@ -83,6 +93,9 @@ cp -p ./src/main/java/*.dtd.html ./src/main/resources/.
 %license LICENSE.txt
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Feb  1 2017 Mikolaj Izdebski <mizdebsk@redhat.com> - 6.9.12-2
+- Introduce build-conditional to allow building without groovy
+
 * Tue Nov 01 2016 Mat Booth <mat.booth@redhat.com> - 6.9.12-1
 - Update to upstream version 6.9.12
 - Avoid 'SNAPSHOT' in pom version to fix tests in testng-remote package