diff --git a/python-numpy.changes b/python-numpy.changes
index 8e5aee6..766cf00 100644
--- a/python-numpy.changes
+++ b/python-numpy.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Jun 30 12:53:23 UTC 2020 - Benjamin Greiner <code@bnavigator.de>
+
+- still open: boo#1148173 gh#numpy/numpy#14438 skip two tests
+- clean %check section for updated %pytest_arch
+  gh#openSUSE/python-rpm-macros#50
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed May 13 09:13:22 UTC 2020 - Matej Cepl <mcepl@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-numpy.spec b/python-numpy.spec
index 0aa3802..487dcb8 100644
--- a/python-numpy.spec
+++ b/python-numpy.spec
@@ -247,12 +247,14 @@ EOF
 
 %check
 %if %{without hpc}
-export PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1
 export PATH="%{buildroot}%{_bindir}:$PATH"
 mkdir testing
 pushd testing
-%python_expand export PYTHONPATH=%{_python_sysconfig_path $python stdlib}:%{$python_sitearch}
-%pytest_arch -n auto --pyargs numpy %{buildroot}%{$python_sitearch}/numpy
+# boo#1148173 gh#numpy/numpy#14438
+%ifarch ppc64 ppc64le
+%define skiptest -k "not test_generalized_sq"
+%endif
+%pytest_arch -n auto --pyargs numpy %{buildroot}%{$python_sitearch}/numpy %{?skiptest}
 popd
 %endif
 %if %{without hpc}