diff --git a/rubygem-timecop.spec b/rubygem-timecop.spec
index acf9303..a4d026c 100644
--- a/rubygem-timecop.spec
+++ b/rubygem-timecop.spec
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 %global gem_name timecop
 
+%bcond_with check
+
 Summary: Provides a unified method to mock Time.now, Date.today in a single call
 Name: rubygem-%{gem_name}
 Version: 0.9.2
@@ -8,9 +10,11 @@ License: MIT
 URL: https://github.com/travisjeffery/timecop
 Source0: http://rubygems.org/downloads/%{gem_name}-%{version}.gem
 BuildRequires: rubygems-devel
+%if %{with check}
 BuildRequires: rubygem(activesupport)
 BuildRequires: rubygem(minitest)
 BuildRequires: rubygem(mocha)
+%endif
 BuildArch: noarch
 
 %description
@@ -36,6 +40,7 @@ gem build ../%{gem_name}-%{version}.gemspec
 mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{gem_dir}
 cp -va ./%{gem_dir}/* %{buildroot}%{gem_dir}
 
+%if %{with check}
 %check
 pushd .%{gem_instdir}/
 # Drop Bundler and minitest-rg dependency.
@@ -51,6 +56,7 @@ mv test/timecop_without_date_test.rb{,.disabled}
 
 ruby -I.:lib -e 'Dir.glob "test/**/*_test.rb", &method(:require)'
 popd
+%endif
 
 %files
 %dir %{gem_instdir}