diff --git a/R-bit.spec b/R-bit.spec
index 6e90d24..5f160fc 100644
--- a/R-bit.spec
+++ b/R-bit.spec
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+%bcond_with check
 %bcond_without bootstrap
 
 %global packname bit
@@ -6,7 +7,7 @@
 
 Name:             R-%{packname}
 Version:          4.0.4
-Release:          2%{?dist}
+Release:          3%{?dist}
 Summary:          Classes and Methods for Fast Memory-Efficient Boolean Selections
 
 License:          GPLv2 or GPLv3
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ Source0:          https://cran.r-project.org/src/contrib/%{packname}_%{packver}.
 
 BuildRequires:    R-devel
 BuildRequires:    tex(latex)
+%if %{with check}
 BuildRequires:    R-testthat >= 0.11.0
 BuildRequires:    R-roxygen2
 BuildRequires:    R-knitr
@@ -31,6 +33,7 @@ BuildRequires:    R-microbenchmark
 BuildRequires:    R-bit64 >= 4.0.0
 BuildRequires:    R-ff >= 4.0.0
 %endif
+%endif
 BuildRequires:    tex(framed.sty)
 
 %description
@@ -55,10 +58,12 @@ rm -f %{buildroot}%{rlibdir}/R.css
 
 
 %check
+%if %{with check}
 %if %{with bootstrap}
 export _R_CHECK_FORCE_SUGGESTS_=0
 %endif
 %{_bindir}/R CMD check %{packname}
+%endif
 
 
 %files
@@ -77,6 +82,10 @@ export _R_CHECK_FORCE_SUGGESTS_=0
 
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Jun  7 2021 Tom Callaway <spot@fedoraproject.org> - 4.0.4-3
+- conditionalize and disable check (and BR) by default to ease rebuild
+- rebuild for R 4.1.0
+
 * Mon Jan 25 2021 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 4.0.4-2
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_34_Mass_Rebuild