diff --git a/python-setuptools.spec b/python-setuptools.spec
index f57b7a4..7f4eeb2 100644
--- a/python-setuptools.spec
+++ b/python-setuptools.spec
@@ -124,8 +124,10 @@ find ./ -type f -name \*.py -exec sed -i  \
 
 %check
 %if %{with test}
+# the 4 skipped test rely on the bundled packages but they are
+# not available on virtualenv; this is expected behaviour
 export LANG=en_US.UTF-8
-%pytest
+%pytest -k 'not (test_clean_env_install or test_pip_upgrade_from_source or test_test_command_install_requirements or test_no_missing_dependencies)'
 %endif
 
 %if !%{with test}
diff --git a/sort-for-reproducibility.patch b/sort-for-reproducibility.patch
index 131279c..a8d6872 100644
--- a/sort-for-reproducibility.patch
+++ b/sort-for-reproducibility.patch
@@ -37,3 +37,17 @@ Index: setuptools-41.4.0/setuptools/dist.py
              write_field('Provides-Extra', extra)
  
  
+Index: setuptools-41.4.0/setuptools/tests/test_egg_info.py
+===================================================================
+--- setuptools-41.4.0.orig/setuptools/tests/test_egg_info.py
++++ setuptools-41.4.0/setuptools/tests/test_egg_info.py
+@@ -291,8 +291,8 @@ class TestEggInfo:
+             wheel>=0.5
+             pytest
+ 
+-        wheel>=0.5
+         pytest
++        wheel>=0.5
+         ''',
+ 
+         '''