diff --git a/Cython.spec b/Cython.spec
index b46e0f2..4cb692d 100644
--- a/Cython.spec
+++ b/Cython.spec
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+%global _without_tests 1
 %bcond tests 1
 
 # This bcond allows to ship a non-compiled version