diff --git a/automake.spec b/automake.spec
index 3fed108..ba24c14 100644
--- a/automake.spec
+++ b/automake.spec
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 %global api_version 1.15
 
+# run "make check" by default
+%bcond_without check
+
 # remove once %%configure is used instead of ./configure
 %{!?_pkgdocdir: %global _pkgdocdir %{_docdir}/%{name}-%{version}}
 
@@ -17,9 +20,13 @@ Source2:    http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/config.git/plain/config.sub
 Source3:    http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/config.git/plain/config.guess
 
 # Keep those patches in 'git format-patch' format (with docs).
+
+
+%if %{with check}
 Patch0:     automake-1.15-disable-vala-tests.patch
-Patch1:     automake-1.15-perl-escape-curly-bracket.patch
-Patch2:     automake-1.15-dejagnu-testcase.patch
+Patch1:     automake-1.15-dejagnu-testcase.patch
+%endif
+Patch2:     automake-1.15-perl-escape-curly-bracket.patch
 Patch3:     automake-1.15-avoid-dist-GZIP-var.patch
 
 URL:        http://www.gnu.org/software/automake/
@@ -35,9 +42,6 @@ Requires(post): /sbin/install-info
 Requires(preun): /sbin/install-info
 BuildArch:  noarch
 
-# run "make check" by default
-%bcond_without check
-
 # for better tests coverage:
 %if %{with check}
 BuildRequires: libtool gettext-devel flex bison texinfo-tex texlive-dvips
@@ -71,7 +75,9 @@ Makefiles.
 
 %prep
 %autosetup -p1
+%if %{with check}
 autoreconf -iv
+%endif
 
 file=`find -name config.sub | head -1`
 cp %{SOURCE2} $file
@@ -119,8 +125,9 @@ fi
 %{_mandir}/man1/*
 
 %changelog
-* Tue Mar 28 2017 Pavel Raiskup <praiskup@redhat.com> - 1.15-10
+* Wed Mar 29 2017 Pavel Raiskup <praiskup@redhat.com> - 1.15-10
 - update config.{guess,sub} to gnuconfig git HEAD
+- avoid autoreconf with disabled testsuite
 
 * Fri Feb 10 2017 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 1.15-9
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_26_Mass_Rebuild