diff --git a/python-flex.changes b/python-flex.changes
index ef36f79..6c30c30 100644
--- a/python-flex.changes
+++ b/python-flex.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sun Aug 29 22:33:20 UTC 2021 - Matej Cepl <mcepl@suse.com>
+
+- Problems with gh#pipermerriam/flex#234 are not isolated just to
+  Python 3.9.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sun May 16 13:32:39 UTC 2021 - Ben Greiner <code@bnavigator.de>
 
diff --git a/python-flex.spec b/python-flex.spec
index 860748f..8df8392 100644
--- a/python-flex.spec
+++ b/python-flex.spec
@@ -71,9 +71,8 @@ Validation tooling for Swagger 2.0 specifications.
 %python_expand %fdupes %{buildroot}%{$python_sitelib}
 
 %check
-# https://github.com/pipermerriam/flex/issues/234
-python39_donttest=" or (test_request_parameter_array_extraction and tsv)"
-%pytest -k "not (donttestdummyprefix ${$python_donttest})"
+# gh#pipermerriam/flex#234
+%pytest -k "not (donttestdummyprefix or (test_request_parameter_array_extraction and tsv))"
 
 %post
 %python_install_alternative swagger-flex