diff --git a/subversion.spec b/subversion.spec
index 06b0891..abcbc0e 100644
--- a/subversion.spec
+++ b/subversion.spec
@@ -183,7 +183,8 @@ ln -f subversion/mod_authz_svn/INSTALL mod_authz_svn-INSTALL
 %if %{make_check}
 %check
 export LANG=C LC_ALL=C
-make check check-swig-pl check-swig-rb CLEANUP=yes
+make check check-swig-pl CLEANUP=yes
+# check-swig-rb omitted: it runs svnserve
 %endif
 
 %clean