diff --git a/php-maxminddb.spec b/php-maxminddb.spec
index 231fab2..d1fa3bb 100644
--- a/php-maxminddb.spec
+++ b/php-maxminddb.spec
@@ -20,12 +20,16 @@
 # pure PHP library
 %global pk_vendor    maxmind-db
 %global pk_project   reader
-%global with_tests   0%{!?_without_tests:1}
+%if 0%{?fedora}
+%bcond_without       tests
+%else
+%bcond_with          tests
+%endif
 
 Summary:       MaxMind DB Reader extension
 Name:          php-maxminddb
 Version:       1.11.0
-Release:       2%{?dist}
+Release:       3%{?dist}
 License:       ASL 2.0
 URL:           https://github.com/%{gh_owner}/%{gh_project}
 
@@ -67,7 +71,7 @@ Summary:       MaxMind DB Reader
 
 BuildArch:     noarch
 BuildRequires: php-fedora-autoloader-devel
-%if %{with_tests}
+%if %{with tests}
 BuildRequires: php-bcmath
 BuildRequires: php-gmp
 # from composer.json "require-dev": {
@@ -197,8 +201,6 @@ cp -pr src/MaxMind/Db   %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/php/MaxMind/Db
     --define extension=%{buildroot}%{php_ztsextdir}/%{pecl_name}.so \
     --modules | grep %{pecl_name}
 %endif
-
-%if %{with_tests}
 ret=0
 
 cd NTS
@@ -219,6 +221,7 @@ REPORT_EXIT_STATUS=1 \
 %{__ztsphp} -n run-tests.php --show-diff || ret=1
 %endif
 
+%if %{with tests}
 cd ..
 : Upstream test suite for the library
 for cmd in php php72 php73 php74 php80 php81; do
@@ -239,7 +242,6 @@ exit $ret
 
 
 %files
-%{!?_licensedir:%global license %%doc}
 %license LICENSE
 %doc *.md
 %{pecl_xmldir}/%{name}.xml
@@ -262,6 +264,9 @@ exit $ret
 
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Dec 10 2021 Remi Collet <remi@remirepo.net> - 1.11.0-3
+- disable library test suite for EL build
+
 * Thu Oct 28 2021 Remi Collet <remi@remirepo.net> - 1.11.0-2
 - rebuild for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/php81