diff --git a/python-pyzmq.changes b/python-pyzmq.changes
index afbcf57..f81d2fe 100644
--- a/python-pyzmq.changes
+++ b/python-pyzmq.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Sep  7 11:31:06 UTC 2020 - Bernhard Wiedemann <bwiedemann@suse.com>
+
+- Add timeout to tests (boo#1176232)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sat Aug 15 06:33:10 UTC 2020 - John Vandenberg <jayvdb@gmail.com>
 
diff --git a/python-pyzmq.spec b/python-pyzmq.spec
index b84463d..33c8724 100644
--- a/python-pyzmq.spec
+++ b/python-pyzmq.spec
@@ -99,7 +99,9 @@ export CFLAGS="%{optflags}"
 %if %{with tests}
 %check
 %python_exec setup.py build_ext --inplace
+timeout 3m bash -c '
 %pytest
+'
 %endif
 
 %files %{python_files}