diff --git a/python-tqdm.changes b/python-tqdm.changes
index e21b7ab..c01aff4 100644
--- a/python-tqdm.changes
+++ b/python-tqdm.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Feb 15 22:55:14 UTC 2021 - Ben Greiner <code@bnavigator.de>
+
+- Don't test pandas at all in Ring1 staging
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sun Feb 14 14:25:37 UTC 2021 - Ben Greiner <code@bnavigator.de>
 
diff --git a/python-tqdm.spec b/python-tqdm.spec
index c3ca83b..41c47e7 100644
--- a/python-tqdm.spec
+++ b/python-tqdm.spec
@@ -51,7 +51,9 @@ BuildRequires:  %{python_module pytest-timeout}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module pytest}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module tqdm}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module numpy if (%python-base without python36-base)}
+%if ! 0%{?_with_ringdisabled}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module pandas if (%python-base without python36-base)}
+%endif
 # /SECTION
 %endif
 %python_subpackages