diff --git a/python-python-socks.spec b/python-python-socks.spec
index 73a68a2..96a5ee5 100644
--- a/python-python-socks.spec
+++ b/python-python-socks.spec
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ directly. It is used internally by aiohttp-socks and httpx-socks packages.
 
 %check
 # try at least a simple import
-%{python_expand echo 'from python_socks import ProxyType' | $python}
+python_expand echo 'from python_socks import ProxyType' | $python
 
 %files %{python_files}
 %doc README.md