diff --git a/python-pymemcache.changes b/python-pymemcache.changes
index 2a75352..90d508f 100644
--- a/python-pymemcache.changes
+++ b/python-pymemcache.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Dec  7 13:33:02 UTC 2022 - Daniel Garcia <daniel.garcia@suse.com>
+
+- Fix launch of memcached for tests
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Dec  7 13:11:08 UTC 2022 - Daniel Garcia <daniel.garcia@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-pymemcache.spec b/python-pymemcache.spec
index 3bb1087..6cf56d3 100644
--- a/python-pymemcache.spec
+++ b/python-pymemcache.spec
@@ -71,7 +71,11 @@ sed -i 's/tool:pytest/tool:ignore-pytest-cov/' setup.cfg
 %python_expand %fdupes %{buildroot}%{$python_sitelib}
 
 %check
-%{_sbindir}/memcached &
+if [ -f %{_sbindir}/memcached ]; then
+  %{_sbindir}/memcached &
+elif [ -f %{_bindir}/memcached ]; then
+  %{_bindir}/memcached &
+fi
 
 cat << EOF > pytest.ini
 [pytest]