diff --git a/python-attrs.changes b/python-attrs.changes
index d194f82..b8ce2d0 100644
--- a/python-attrs.changes
+++ b/python-attrs.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Dec 21 16:10:47 UTC 2017 - jmatejek@suse.com
+
+- add test requirements, run tests conditionally
+  (not BuildRequiring pytest fixes bsc#1073845)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Nov  9 18:50:46 UTC 2017 - arun@gmx.de
 
diff --git a/python-attrs.spec b/python-attrs.spec
index 136a3df..8c74f8c 100644
--- a/python-attrs.spec
+++ b/python-attrs.spec
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 
 %{?!python_module:%define python_module() python-%{**} python3-%{**}}
+%bcond_with tests
 
 Name:           python-attrs
 Version:        17.3.0
@@ -27,10 +28,14 @@ Group:          Development/Languages/Python
 Url:            https://github.com/hynek/attrs/
 Source:         https://pypi.io/packages/source/a/attrs/attrs-%{version}.tar.gz
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module devel}
-BuildRequires:  %{python_module pytest}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module setuptools}
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
 BuildRequires:  python-rpm-macros
+%if %{with tests}
+BuildRequires:  %{python_module hypothesis}
+BuildRequires:  %{python_module pytest}
+BuildRequires:  %{python_module zope.interface}
+%endif
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
 BuildArch:      noarch
 
@@ -66,6 +71,11 @@ python-attrs is the successor to python-characterstic
 %python_install
 %fdupes %{buildroot}%{_prefix}
 
+%if %{with tests}
+%check
+%python_exec -m pytest tests
+%endif
+
 %files %{python_files}
 %defattr(-,root,root,-)
 %doc CHANGELOG.rst LICENSE README.rst