diff --git a/python-wikipedia.spec b/python-wikipedia.spec
index 686a4ba..0734b61 100644
--- a/python-wikipedia.spec
+++ b/python-wikipedia.spec
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ Wikipedia data, not getting it.
 
 %check
 ln -s tests/request_mock_data.py .
-%python_exec nosetests-%{$python_bin_suffix} 
+%python_expand nosetests-%{$python_bin_suffix} 
 
 %files %{python_files}
 %defattr(-,root,root,-)