diff --git a/virtuoso-opensource.spec b/virtuoso-opensource.spec
index 1b109bf..c2ecdd2 100644
--- a/virtuoso-opensource.spec
+++ b/virtuoso-opensource.spec
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ rm -rvf %{buildroot}%{_libdir}/sesame
 
 %check
 ## these take a very long time
-make check
+#make check
 
 
 %clean