diff --git a/kernel.spec b/kernel.spec
index 67ee35e70..83fa31971 100755
--- a/kernel.spec
+++ b/kernel.spec
@@ -432,6 +432,7 @@ Summary: The Linux kernel
 %define make_target vmlinux
 %define kernel_image vmlinux
 %define kernel_image_elf 1
+%define with_selftests 0
 %define use_vdso 0
 %define all_arch_configs kernel-%{version}-ppc64le*.config
 %endif