diff --git a/python-tomli-w.spec b/python-tomli-w.spec
index 9a69b31..d53fde5 100644
--- a/python-tomli-w.spec
+++ b/python-tomli-w.spec
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
+%if 0%{?rhel}
+# many missing test dependencies that we don't want to maintain
+%bcond_with check
+%else
 %bcond_without check
+%endif
 
 Name:           python-tomli-w
 Version:        0.4.0