diff --git a/python-ecdsa.spec b/python-ecdsa.spec
index 686e8be..d486f67 100644
--- a/python-ecdsa.spec
+++ b/python-ecdsa.spec
@@ -12,10 +12,6 @@ Source0:        %{pypi_source ecdsa}
 BuildArch:      noarch
 
 BuildRequires:  python3-devel
-%if 0%{!?rhel}
-# for better performance
-BuildRequires:  python3-gmpy2
-%endif
 # For tests
 BuildRequires:  openssl
 BuildRequires:  python3-pytest
@@ -64,7 +60,22 @@ find src/ecdsa -name \*.py | xargs sed -ie '/\/usr\/bin\/env/d'
 
 
 %check
+%if 0%{?rhel}
+# el9 openssl doesn't support these
+%pytest \
+-k "not test_from_openssl_nist224p  \
+and not test_from_openssl_nist256p  \
+and not test_from_openssl_nist384p  \
+and not test_from_openssl_nist521p  \
+and not test_from_openssl_secp256k1 \
+and not test_to_openssl_nist224p    \
+and not test_to_openssl_nist256p    \
+and not test_to_openssl_nist384p    \
+and not test_to_openssl_nist521p    \
+and not test_to_openssl_secp256k1"
+%else
 %pytest
+%endif
 
 
 %files -n python3-%{srcname} -f %{pyproject_files}