diff --git a/_multibuild b/_multibuild
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ef04d70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/_multibuild
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+<multibuild>
+  <package>checkbashisms</package>
+</multibuild>
+
diff --git a/devscripts.changes b/devscripts.changes
index 165edf2..f337a4d 100644
--- a/devscripts.changes
+++ b/devscripts.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Nov 28 13:33:03 UTC 2023 - Frederic Crozat <fcrozat@suse.com>
+
+- Move checkbashisms to a separate multibuild flavor, reduce
+  build cycle when only checkbashisms is needed.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Jul 12 09:38:54 UTC 2022 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/devscripts.spec b/devscripts.spec
index c587ab8..ba315be 100644
--- a/devscripts.spec
+++ b/devscripts.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package devscripts
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2022 SUSE LLC
+# Copyright (c) 2023 SUSE LLC
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 #
 
 
+%define flavor @BUILD_FLAVOR@%{nil}
+
 %define _xsl_stylesheet %{_datadir}/xml/docbook/stylesheet/nwalsh/current/manpages/docbook.xsl
 Name:           devscripts
 Version:        2.22.2
@@ -32,17 +34,22 @@ Patch1:         devscripts-fix-python-install-layout.patch
 # PATCH-FEATURE-OPENSUSE devscripts-debcommit-hg16.patch -- Mercurial cannot commit empty, fix it.
 Patch2:         devscripts-debcommit-hg16.patch
 BuildRequires:  bash-completion-devel
+%if "%{flavor}" == ""
 BuildRequires:  docbook-xsl-stylesheets
 BuildRequires:  dpkg-devel >= 1.18.19
 BuildRequires:  help2man
 BuildRequires:  libxslt
+%endif
 BuildRequires:  perl
 BuildRequires:  perl-macros
+%if "%{flavor}" == ""
+BuildRequires:  po4a
 BuildRequires:  python3-devel
 BuildRequires:  python3-setuptools
 BuildRequires:  sgmltool
 BuildRequires:  texlive-latex
 BuildRequires:  zlib-devel
+%endif
 Requires:       checkbashisms >= %{version}
 Requires:       dpkg
 Requires:       html2text
@@ -72,6 +79,7 @@ Examples:
  - licensecheck: Attempt to determine the license of source files.
  - uscan: Scan upstream sites for new releases of packages.
 
+%if "%{flavor}" == "checkbashisms"
 %package -n checkbashisms
 Summary:        Tool for checking /bin/sh scripts for possible bashisms
 License:        GPL-2.0-or-later
@@ -85,7 +93,8 @@ BuildArch:      noarch
 checkbashisms performs basic checks on /bin/sh shell scripts for
 the possible presence of bashisms. It takes the names of the shell
 scripts on the command line, and outputs warnings if possible
-bashisms are detected.
+bashisms are detected.*
+%endif
 
 %prep
 %setup -q -n devscripts-v%{version}
@@ -93,13 +102,27 @@ bashisms are detected.
 %patch1 -p1
 %patch2 -p1
 
+%if "%{flavor}" == "foo"
+echo %{version} > version
+%endif
+
 %build
+%if "%{flavor}" == ""
 make %{?_smp_mflags} V=1 \
   XSL_STYLESHEET="%{_xsl_stylesheet}"
+%endif
 
 %install
+%if "%{flavor}" == ""
 %make_install \
   XSL_STYLESHEET="%{_xsl_stylesheet}"
+%endif
+
+%if "%{flavor}" == "checkbashisms"
+mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{_bindir}
+sed -e "s/###VERSION###/%{version}/" scripts/checkbashisms.pl > %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/checkbashisms
+install -D -m755 scripts/checkbashisms.bash_completion %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/bash-completion/completions/checkbashisms
+%endif
 
 # remove completion that was provided in older bash completion
 %if 0%{?suse_version} <= 1500
@@ -107,22 +130,32 @@ rm %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/bash-completion/completions/bts
 %endif
 
 mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{_mandir}/man1/
+%if "%{flavor}" == ""
 install -Dpm 0644 scripts/*.1 -t %{buildroot}%{_mandir}/man1/
+%endif
+%if "%{flavor}" == "checkbashisms"
+install -Dpm 0644 scripts/checkbashisms.1 -t %{buildroot}%{_mandir}/man1/
+%endif
 
+%if "%{flavor}" == ""
 while read target link; do
     if [ -d $(dirname "%{buildroot}$link") ]; then
         ln -sf "$target" "%{buildroot}$link"
     fi
 done < debian/links
+%endif
 
 # Fix documentation.
+%if "%{flavor}" == ""
 mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{_docdir}/
 if [ "%{_datadir}/doc" != "%{_docdir}" ]; then
     mv %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/doc/devscripts %{buildroot}%{_docdir}/
 fi
 install -Dpm 0644 debian/changelog %{buildroot}%{_docdir}/devscripts/changelog
+%endif
 
 %files
+%if "%{flavor}" == ""
 %license debian/copyright COPYING
 %doc %{_docdir}/devscripts/
 %{_bindir}/*
@@ -135,11 +168,14 @@ install -Dpm 0644 debian/changelog %{buildroot}%{_docdir}/devscripts/changelog
 %exclude %{_datadir}/bash-completion/completions/checkbashisms
 %{_mandir}/man?/*.?%{?ext_man}
 %exclude %{_mandir}/man1/checkbashisms.1%{?ext_man}
+%endif
 
+%if "%{flavor}" == "checkbashisms"
 %files -n checkbashisms
 %license debian/copyright COPYING
 %{_bindir}/checkbashisms
 %{_datadir}/bash-completion/completions/checkbashisms
 %{_mandir}/man1/checkbashisms.1%{?ext_man}
+%endif
 
 %changelog