diff --git a/subversion.spec b/subversion.spec
index 0637eba..fd4d1ce 100644
--- a/subversion.spec
+++ b/subversion.spec
@@ -154,7 +154,8 @@ This package includes the JNI bindings to the Subversion libraries.
 Group: Development/Libraries
 Summary: Ruby bindings to the Subversion libraries
 BuildRequires: ruby-devel >= 1.9.1, ruby >= 1.9.1
-BuildRequires: rubygem-test-unit
+# Test suite is broken with minitest 5
+BuildRequires: rubygem(minitest) < 5
 Requires: subversion%{?_isa} = %{version}-%{release}
 Conflicts: ruby-libs%{?_isa} < 1.8.2
 
@@ -340,6 +341,7 @@ export LANG=C LC_ALL=C
 export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_libdir}
 export MALLOC_PERTURB_=171 MALLOC_CHECK_=3
 export LIBC_FATAL_STDERR_=1
+make check-swig-rb
 if ! make check check-swig-pl check-swig-py check-swig-rb CLEANUP=yes; then
    : Test suite failure.
    cat fails.log
@@ -471,7 +473,7 @@ rm -rf ${RPM_BUILD_ROOT}
 
 %changelog
 * Tue Apr 22 2014 Joe Orton <jorton@redhat.com> - 1.8.8-2
-- rebuild with rubygem-test-unit (#1089252)
+- require minitest 4 to fix tests for Ruby bindings (#1089252)
 
 * Fri Feb 28 2014 Joe Orton <jorton@redhat.com> - 1.8.8-1
 - update to 1.8.8