diff --git a/pyxattr.spec b/pyxattr.spec
index 60f13be..287e677 100644
--- a/pyxattr.spec
+++ b/pyxattr.spec
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ popd
 %endif # with_python3
 
 %check
+# selinux in koji produces unexpected xattrs for tests
+export TEST_IGNORE_XATTRS=security.selinux
+
 %{__python2} setup.py test
 
 %if 0%{?with_python3}