diff --git a/python-pysaml2.spec b/python-pysaml2.spec
index 92c2b0d..09f1d7a 100644
--- a/python-pysaml2.spec
+++ b/python-pysaml2.spec
@@ -89,11 +89,10 @@ done
 %check
 # Excluded tests for i586 gh#IdentityPython/pysaml2#682
 %ifarch %{ix86}
-SKIP_TESTS="-k not (test_assertion_consumer_service or test_swamid_sp or test_swamid_idp or test_other_response or test_mta or test_unknown_subject)"
+%pytest -k "not (test_assertion_consumer_service or test_swamid_sp or test_swamid_idp or test_other_response or test_mta or test_unknown_subject)" tests
 %else
-SKIP_TESTS=""
+%pytest tests
 %endif
-%pytest $SKIP_TESTS tests
 
 %post
 %python_install_alternative make_metadata.py parse_xsd2.py mdexport.py merge_metadata.py