diff --git a/toolbox.spec b/toolbox.spec
index 4f4b6ef..a755bd8 100644
--- a/toolbox.spec
+++ b/toolbox.spec
@@ -144,11 +144,13 @@ Dockerfile if the image isn't based on the fedora-toolbox image.
 Summary:       Tests for %{name}
 
 Requires:      %{name}%{?_isa} = %{version}-%{release}
-Requires:      bats
 Requires:      coreutils
 Requires:      gawk
 Requires:      grep
 Requires:      skopeo
+%if ! 0%{?rhel}
+Requires:      bats
+%endif
 
 %description   tests
 The %{name}-tests package contains system tests for %{name}.