diff --git a/python-xmltodict.changes b/python-xmltodict.changes
index c396c6c..c866cf8 100644
--- a/python-xmltodict.changes
+++ b/python-xmltodict.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Feb 22 10:27:36 UTC 2022 - Steve Kowalik <steven.kowalik@suse.com>
+
+- Add patch skip-tests-expat-245.patch:
+  * Do not run tests that make no sense with a current Expat. 
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri May 29 10:34:50 UTC 2020 - Marketa Calabkova <mcalabkova@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-xmltodict.spec b/python-xmltodict.spec
index 5863484..df997f4 100644
--- a/python-xmltodict.spec
+++ b/python-xmltodict.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package python-xmltodict
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2020 SUSE LLC
+# Copyright (c) 2022 SUSE LLC
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ Version:        0.12.0
 Release:        0
 Summary:        Module to make XML working resemble JSON
 License:        MIT
-Group:          Development/Languages/Python
 URL:            https://github.com/martinblech/xmltodict
 Source:         https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/x/xmltodict/xmltodict-%{version}.tar.gz
+Patch0:         skip-tests-expat-245.patch
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module setuptools}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module xml}
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ working with json, as in this:
 http://www.xml.com/pub/a/2006/05/31/converting-between-xml-and-json.html
 
 %prep
-%setup -q -n xmltodict-%{version}
+%autosetup -p1 -n xmltodict-%{version}
 sed -i '1{\@^#!%{_bindir}/env python@d}' xmltodict.py
 
 %build
diff --git a/skip-tests-expat-245.patch b/skip-tests-expat-245.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..30170bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/skip-tests-expat-245.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+Index: xmltodict-0.12.0/tests/test_xmltodict.py
+===================================================================
+--- xmltodict-0.12.0.orig/tests/test_xmltodict.py
++++ xmltodict-0.12.0/tests/test_xmltodict.py
+@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ except ImportError:
+ 
+ from xml.parsers.expat import ParserCreate
+ from xml.parsers import expat
++import pyexpat
+ 
+ 
+ def _encode(s):
+@@ -167,6 +168,7 @@ class XMLToDictTestCase(unittest.TestCas
+         self.assertEqual(parse(xml),
+                          parse(xml.encode('utf-8')))
+ 
++    @unittest.skipIf(pyexpat.version_info >= (2, 4, 5), reason="Makes no sense with current Expat")
+     def test_namespace_support(self):
+         xml = """
+         <root xmlns="http://defaultns.com/"
+@@ -195,6 +197,7 @@ class XMLToDictTestCase(unittest.TestCas
+         res = parse(xml, process_namespaces=True)
+         self.assertEqual(res, d)
+ 
++    @unittest.skipIf(pyexpat.version_info >= (2, 4, 5), reason="Makes no sense with current Expat")
+     def test_namespace_collapse(self):
+         xml = """
+         <root xmlns="http://defaultns.com/"