diff --git a/python-Cython.changes b/python-Cython.changes
index 0f5b800..a79f23f 100644
--- a/python-Cython.changes
+++ b/python-Cython.changes
@@ -1,7 +1,14 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Jan  9 15:20:31 UTC 2015 - dimstar@opensuse.org
+
+- Re-enable test-suite.
+- Add gcc-c++ BuildRequires: needed for the test-suite to be able
+  to pass.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Jan  8 12:22:10 UTC 2015 - dimstar@opensuse.org
 
-- Fox usage of update-alternatives.
+- Fix usage of update-alternatives.
 
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Dec 18 10:48:28 UTC 2014 - p.drouand@gmail.com
diff --git a/python-Cython.spec b/python-Cython.spec
index 9b30d7e..75406f3 100644
--- a/python-Cython.spec
+++ b/python-Cython.spec
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ Source:         http://pypi.python.org/packages/source/C/Cython/Cython-%{version
 Source1:        python-Cython-rpmlintrc
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
+BuildRequires:  gcc-c++
 BuildRequires:  python-devel
 BuildRequires:  python-xml
 Provides:       python-cython = %{version}
@@ -79,9 +80,8 @@ ln -s -f %{_sysconfdir}/alternatives/cygdb %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/cygdb
 rm -rf %{buildroot}%{python_sitearch}/__pycache__/
 # avoid conflicts with python 2 version
 
-# Disabled testsuite as it takes a long time:
-#%%check
-#python runtests.py
+%check
+python runtests.py
 
 %post
 update-alternatives \