diff --git a/python-sortedcontainers.spec b/python-sortedcontainers.spec
index 650d0ef..54f2061 100644
--- a/python-sortedcontainers.spec
+++ b/python-sortedcontainers.spec
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 Name:           python-%{srcname}
 Version:        2.4.0
-Release:        4%{?dist}
+Release:        5%{?dist}
 Summary:        Pure Python sorted container types
 
 License:        ASL 2.0
@@ -26,7 +26,12 @@ BuildRequires: make
 BuildRequires:  python%{python3_pkgversion}-devel
 BuildRequires:  python%{python3_pkgversion}-setuptools
 
+# Temporarily disable tests on el9 due to missing dependencies (#2041316)
+%if 0%{?el9}
+%bcond_with tests
+%else
 %bcond_without tests
+%endif
 %if %{with tests}
 BuildRequires:  python%{python3_pkgversion}-pytest
 BuildRequires:  python%{python3_pkgversion}-matplotlib
@@ -95,6 +100,9 @@ popd
 
 
 %changelog
+* Sun Jan 16 2022 Davide Cavalca <dcavalca@fedoraproject.org> - 2.4.0-5
+- Temporarily disable tests on el9 due to missing dependencies (#2041316)
+
 * Fri Jul 23 2021 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 2.4.0-4
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_35_Mass_Rebuild