diff --git a/python-smart-open.changes b/python-smart-open.changes
index cee0ba6..664c791 100644
--- a/python-smart-open.changes
+++ b/python-smart-open.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Mar 18 09:58:56 UTC 2024 - Bernhard Wiedemann <bwiedemann@suse.com>
+
+- Avoid stuck build on failing test
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Mar 15 07:48:15 UTC 2024 - Steve Kowalik <steven.kowalik@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-smart-open.spec b/python-smart-open.spec
index 4b9261e..ebb762b 100644
--- a/python-smart-open.spec
+++ b/python-smart-open.spec
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ Includes support for S3, HDFS, gzip, bz2, etc.
 %python_expand %fdupes %{buildroot}%{$python_sitelib}
 
 %check
-moto_server -p5000 2>/dev/null &
+timeout 3m moto_server -p5000 2>/dev/null &
 export SO_ENABLE_MOTO_SERVER=1
 # Requires network
 %pytest -rs -k 'not (test_http_gz or test_s3_gzip_compress_sanity)' smart_open/