diff --git a/python-control.changes b/python-control.changes
index 0106ae0..5fe595e 100644
--- a/python-control.changes
+++ b/python-control.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sun Oct 11 18:39:38 UTC 2020 - Benjamin Greiner <code@bnavigator.de>
+
+- Skip a test family on Leap because of segfaults in numpy 
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Jul 23 09:56:18 UTC 2020 - Benjamin Greiner <code@bnavigator.de>
 
diff --git a/python-control.spec b/python-control.spec
index 58f0be4..3071f8e 100644
--- a/python-control.spec
+++ b/python-control.spec
@@ -83,7 +83,11 @@ filterwarnings =
     ignore:.*matrix subclass:PendingDeprecationWarning
     ignore:.*scipy:DeprecationWarning
 EOL
-%pytest
+%if 0%{?suse_version} < 1550
+# segfault: free() error in Leap numpy library
+%define donttest -k "not test_clean_part"
+%endif
+%pytest %{?donttest}
 
 %files %{python_files}
 %doc ChangeLog README.rst