diff --git a/ghc-clock.spec b/ghc-clock.spec
index 4ac0c31..79f57d1 100644
--- a/ghc-clock.spec
+++ b/ghc-clock.spec
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
 %global pkg_name clock
 %global pkgver %{pkg_name}-%{version}
 
-%bcond_without tests
+# temporarily disable tests for ghc82 rebuilds
+%bcond_with tests
 
 Name:           ghc-%{pkg_name}
 Version:        0.7.2