diff --git a/python-pydocstyle.changes b/python-pydocstyle.changes
index 200dabe..a9a280f 100644
--- a/python-pydocstyle.changes
+++ b/python-pydocstyle.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Mar  1 11:13:40 UTC 2019 - Hans-Peter Jansen <hpj@urpla.net>
+
+- don't run tests, if they're disabled from build conditional
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Dec  4 12:52:06 UTC 2018 - Matej Cepl <mcepl@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-pydocstyle.spec b/python-pydocstyle.spec
index 2ed3d2e..c52f6b7 100644
--- a/python-pydocstyle.spec
+++ b/python-pydocstyle.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package python-pydocstyle
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2018 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2019 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ conventions.
 %python_install
 %python_expand %fdupes %{buildroot}%{$python_sitelib}
 
+%if %{with test}
 %check
 mkdir empty
 pushd empty
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@ $python -c "import pydocstyle"
 $python -c "from pydocstyle import *"
 }
 popd
+%endif
 
 %files %{python_files}
 %defattr(-,root,root,-)