diff --git a/python-Twisted.changes b/python-Twisted.changes
index 8a51e24..3b6939f 100644
--- a/python-Twisted.changes
+++ b/python-Twisted.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Feb 11 15:49:07 UTC 2021 - Pedro Monreal <pmonreal@suse.com>
+
+- Relax the crypto policies for the test-suite
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Dec 11 00:02:02 UTC 2020 - Benjamin Greiner <code@bnavigator.de>
 
diff --git a/python-Twisted.spec b/python-Twisted.spec
index 6373336..e37b0c2 100644
--- a/python-Twisted.spec
+++ b/python-Twisted.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package python-Twisted
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2020 SUSE LLC
+# Copyright (c) 2021 SUSE LLC
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -130,6 +130,11 @@ rm %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/mailmail %{buildroot}%{_mandir}/man1/mailmail.1
 export LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 export PATH=%{buildroot}%{_bindir}:$PATH
 export PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1
+
+# Relax the crypto policies for the test-suite
+export OPENSSL_SYSTEM_CIPHERS_OVERRIDE=xyz_nonexistent_file
+export OPENSSL_CONF=''
+
 %python_expand PYTHONPATH=%{buildroot}%{$python_sitearch} $python -m twisted.trial twisted
 
 %post