diff --git a/ghc-split.spec b/ghc-split.spec
index 1d2080c..598ef79 100644
--- a/ghc-split.spec
+++ b/ghc-split.spec
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 
 %global pkg_name split
 
-%bcond_without tests
+# tests seem to hang with ghc-7.10
+%bcond_with tests
 
 Name:           ghc-%{pkg_name}
 # part of haskell-platform-2012.4+