diff --git a/python-zmq.spec b/python-zmq.spec
index a67f122..3b98f90 100644
--- a/python-zmq.spec
+++ b/python-zmq.spec
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-%global run_tests 0
+%bcond_with tests
 
 Name:           python-zmq
 Version:        19.0.0
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ BuildRequires:  zeromq-devel
 BuildRequires:  python%{python3_pkgversion}-devel
 BuildRequires:  python%{python3_pkgversion}-setuptools
 BuildRequires:  python%{python3_pkgversion}-Cython
-%if 0%{?run_tests}
+%if %{with tests}
 BuildRequires:  python%{python3_pkgversion}-pytest
 BuildRequires:  python%{python3_pkgversion}-tornado
 %endif
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ pathfix.py -pn -i %{__python3} %{buildroot}%{python3_sitearch}
 
 
 %check
-%if 0%{?run_tests}
+%if %{with tests}
     # Make sure we import from the install directory
     #rm zmq/__*.py
     PYTHONPATH=%{buildroot}%{python3_sitearch} \