diff --git a/dbus-broker.changes b/dbus-broker.changes
index 06bf155..e3cbc46 100644
--- a/dbus-broker.changes
+++ b/dbus-broker.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Sep 29 08:49:36 UTC 2023 - Fabian Vogt <fvogt@suse.com>
+
+- Add BuildIgnore to break cycle with dbus-1.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Sep 21 07:56:38 UTC 2023 - Simon Lees <sflees@suse.de>
 
diff --git a/dbus-broker.spec b/dbus-broker.spec
index 1d5b6ae..d72e3ad 100644
--- a/dbus-broker.spec
+++ b/dbus-broker.spec
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ BuildRequires:  meson
 BuildRequires:  pkg-config
 BuildRequires:  systemd-rpm-macros
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(audit) >= 3.0
+# dbus-1 requires dbus-broker, break that dep to avoid a cycle.
+#!BuildIgnore: dbus-broker
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(dbus-1) >= 1.10
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(expat) >= 2.2.3
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(glib-2.0) >= 2.50