diff --git a/kernel.spec b/kernel.spec
index 0e79003e9..ca6841f40 100755
--- a/kernel.spec
+++ b/kernel.spec
@@ -428,6 +428,7 @@ Summary: The Linux kernel
 %define kernel_image vmlinux
 %define kernel_image_elf 1
 %define use_vdso 0
+%define with_selftests 0
 %define all_arch_configs kernel-%{version}-ppc64le*.config
 %endif