diff --git a/binutils.changes b/binutils.changes
index c1a5f03..daae492 100644
--- a/binutils.changes
+++ b/binutils.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Dec 17 14:09:54 UTC 2024 - Andreas Schwab <schwab@suse.de>
+
+- Unset SUSE_ZNOW while running testsuite, many tests cannot cope
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Dec  9 14:49:46 UTC 2024 - Michael Matz <matz@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/binutils.spec b/binutils.spec
index b099b61..531fc1f 100644
--- a/binutils.spec
+++ b/binutils.spec
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ make -C gas-nesc %{?make_output_sync} %{?_smp_mflags}
 %endif
 
 %check
-unset SUSE_ASNEEDED
+unset SUSE_ASNEEDED SUSE_ZNOW
 # newer distros set this envvar (e.g. to get deterministic archives by default)
 # but of course that breaks tests that precisely are
 # designed for checking file replacement in archives based on mtime.