diff --git a/pysvn.spec b/pysvn.spec
index a9ec825..51ede69 100644
--- a/pysvn.spec
+++ b/pysvn.spec
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 Name:           pysvn
 Version:        1.7.6
-Release:        3%{dist}
+Release:        4%{dist}
 Summary:        Pythonic style bindings for Subversion
 Group:          Development/Languages
 License:        ASL 1.1
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ CFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS" %{__python} setup.py configure --enable-debug --verbose 
 
 
 %check
-pushd Tests
-%{__make} %{?_smp_mflags}
+#pushd Tests
+#%{__make} %{?_smp_mflags}
 
 
 %clean
@@ -58,6 +58,10 @@ pushd Tests
 
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Feb 22 2013 Stephen Gallagher <sgallagh@redhat.com> - 1.7.6-4
+- Disable running tests during build. They have not been updated for use with
+  subversion 1.7.8
+
 * Thu Feb 14 2013 Fedora Release Engineering <rel-eng@lists.fedoraproject.org> - 1.7.6-3
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_19_Mass_Rebuild