diff --git a/python-xmlsec.spec b/python-xmlsec.spec
index 3292c49..810b369 100644
--- a/python-xmlsec.spec
+++ b/python-xmlsec.spec
@@ -70,9 +70,9 @@ export CFLAGS="%{optflags}"
 %check
 # %%pytest_arch tests/
 %ifarch %ix86
-skip_tests = "not test_reinitialize_module"
+export skip_tests="not test_reinitialize_module"
 %else
-skip_tests = ""
+export skip_tests=""
 %endif
 %{python_expand export PYTHONPATH=%{buildroot}%{$python_sitearch} PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1
 rm -rf .hypothesis/ .pytest_cache/