diff --git a/28-non-strict-xfail.patch b/28-non-strict-xfail.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f935e96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/28-non-strict-xfail.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+From 3b8e04a35ed33a7dd89f0194542b22c7bde867f4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Bas Couwenberg <sebastic@xs4all.nl>
+Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2023 14:54:52 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] Use non-strict xfail for failing tests.
+
+Ref: #27
+---
+ test_snuggs.py |    3 +++
+ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
+
+--- a/test_snuggs.py
++++ b/test_snuggs.py
+@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ def test_masked_arr():
+ 
+ 
+ # Parse and syntax error testing.
++@pytest.mark.xfail(strict=False, reason="https://github.com/mapbox/snuggs/issues/27")
+ def test_missing_closing_paren():
+     with pytest.raises(SyntaxError) as excinfo:
+         snuggs.eval("(+ 1 2")
+@@ -206,6 +207,7 @@ def test_missing_func():
+     assert str(excinfo.value) == "'0' is not a function or operator"
+ 
+ 
++@pytest.mark.xfail(strict=False, reason="https://github.com/mapbox/snuggs/issues/27")
+ def test_missing_func2():
+     with pytest.raises(SyntaxError) as excinfo:
+         snuggs.eval("(# 1 2)")
+@@ -221,6 +223,7 @@ def test_undefined_var():
+     assert str(excinfo.value) == "name 'bogus' is not defined"
+ 
+ 
++@pytest.mark.xfail(strict=False, reason="https://github.com/mapbox/snuggs/issues/27")
+ def test_bogus_higher_order_func():
+     with pytest.raises(SyntaxError) as excinfo:
+         snuggs.eval("((bogus * 2) 2)")
diff --git a/python-snuggs.changes b/python-snuggs.changes
index 1ffcc70..1cfb6ec 100644
--- a/python-snuggs.changes
+++ b/python-snuggs.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sat Nov 25 17:05:15 UTC 2023 - Matej Cepl <mcepl@cepl.eu>
+
+- Add 28-non-strict-xfail.patch synchronizing skipping of failing
+  tests with Debian.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sat Sep  9 14:51:16 UTC 2023 - Matej Cepl <mcepl@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-snuggs.spec b/python-snuggs.spec
index a26f734..3fed820 100644
--- a/python-snuggs.spec
+++ b/python-snuggs.spec
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ License:        MIT
 Group:          Development/Languages/Python
 URL:            https://github.com/mapbox/snuggs
 Source:         https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/s/snuggs/snuggs-%{version}.tar.gz
+# PATCH-FIX-UPSTREAM 28-non-strict-xfail.patch gh#mapbox/snuggs#27 mcepl@suse.com
+# synchronize skipping of failing tests with Debian
+Patch0:         28-non-strict-xfail.patch
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module pip}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module wheel}
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
@@ -54,8 +57,7 @@ Snuggs are s-expressions for Numpy.
 %python_expand %fdupes %{buildroot}%{$python_sitelib}
 
 %check
-# gh#mapbox/snuggs#27
-%pytest -k 'not (test_missing_closing_paren or test_missing_func2 or test_bogus_higher_order_func)' test_snuggs.py
+%pytest test_snuggs.py
 
 %files %{python_files}
 %doc AUTHORS.txt CHANGES.txt README.rst