diff --git a/espresso.spec b/espresso.spec
index d62554b..174e7b9 100644
--- a/espresso.spec
+++ b/espresso.spec
@@ -146,7 +146,8 @@ done
 
 %check
 export CTEST_OUTPUT_ON_FAILURE=1
-for mpi in mpich openmpi ; do
+# exclude openmpi, see https://github.com/espressomd/espresso/issues/3905
+for mpi in mpich; do
    module load mpi/${mpi}-%{_arch}
    export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=${MPI_LIB}:%{buildroot}${MPI_PYTHON3_SITEARCH}/%{name}md
    %cmake3_build --target check