diff --git a/perl-IO-Socket-INET6.spec b/perl-IO-Socket-INET6.spec
index 3b112e8..83558fd 100644
--- a/perl-IO-Socket-INET6.spec
+++ b/perl-IO-Socket-INET6.spec
@@ -76,8 +76,12 @@ Authors:
 #exclude this test as it needs IPv6 network
 mv t/io_sock6.t t/io_sock6.tt
 
+%if %{with test}
 %check
+#disable test suite as it doesn't work at all without being online  
+#and our build hosts are completly without network interfaces
 ./Build test
+%endif
 
 %install
 ./Build install destdir=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT create_packlist=0