diff --git a/R-rprojroot.spec b/R-rprojroot.spec
index c8e05b5..fa56af7 100644
--- a/R-rprojroot.spec
+++ b/R-rprojroot.spec
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+%bcond_with check
+
 %global packname  rprojroot
 %global rlibdir  %{_datadir}/R/library
 %global packver  1.3-2
@@ -7,7 +9,7 @@
 
 Name:             R-%{packname}
 Version:          1.3.2
-Release:          7%{?dist}
+Release:          8%{?dist}
 Summary:          Finding Files in Project Subdirectories
 
 License:          GPLv3
@@ -25,6 +27,7 @@ BuildArch:        noarch
 BuildRequires:    R-devel
 BuildRequires:    tex(latex)
 BuildRequires:    R-backports
+%if %{with check}
 BuildRequires:    R-testthat
 BuildRequires:    R-mockr
 %if %{with_doc}
@@ -32,6 +35,7 @@ BuildRequires:    R-knitr
 BuildRequires:    R-withr
 BuildRequires:    R-rmarkdown
 %endif
+%endif
 
 %description
 Robust, reliable and flexible paths to files below a project root. The
@@ -54,12 +58,14 @@ rm -f %{buildroot}%{rlibdir}/R.css
 
 
 %check
+%if %{with check}
 export NOT_CRAN=true
 %if %{with_doc}
 %{_bindir}/R CMD check %{packname}
 %else
 _R_CHECK_FORCE_SUGGESTS_=0 %{_bindir}/R CMD check %{packname} --ignore-vignettes
 %endif
+%endif
 
 
 %files
@@ -76,6 +82,10 @@ _R_CHECK_FORCE_SUGGESTS_=0 %{_bindir}/R CMD check %{packname} --ignore-vignettes
 
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Jun  3 2020 Tom Callaway <spot@fedoraproject.org> - 1.3.2-8
+- conditionalize check to break testthat loop
+- rebuild for R 4
+
 * Tue Jan 28 2020 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 1.3.2-7
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_32_Mass_Rebuild