diff --git a/python-brotlipy.spec b/python-brotlipy.spec
index 99b00de..1eaded5 100644
--- a/python-brotlipy.spec
+++ b/python-brotlipy.spec
@@ -65,10 +65,11 @@ export CXXFLAGS="%{optflags}"
 
 %install
 %python_install
-%python_expand %fdupes -s %{buildroot}%{$python_sitearch}
+%python_expand %fdupes %{buildroot}%{$python_sitearch}
 
 %check
-%python_expand PYTHONPATH=%{buildroot}%{$python_sitearch} $python -m pytest
+# the skipped tests are benchmarks which can be flaky in OBS
+%python_expand PYTHONPATH=%{buildroot}%{$python_sitearch} $python -m pytest -k 'not (test_streaming_compression or test_streaming_compression_flush)'
 
 %files %{python_files}
 %license LICENSE LICENSE.libbrotli