diff --git a/php-doctrine-annotations.spec b/php-doctrine-annotations.spec
index 9511ff0..3695b34 100644
--- a/php-doctrine-annotations.spec
+++ b/php-doctrine-annotations.spec
@@ -148,7 +148,9 @@ BOOTSTRAP
 ) | tee bootstrap.php
 
 : Run tests
-%{_bindir}/phpunit -v --bootstrap bootstrap.php
+%{_bindir}/phpunit \
+  -d pcre.recursion_limit=10000 \
+  -v --bootstrap bootstrap.php
 %else
 : Tests skipped
 %endif