diff --git a/_multibuild b/_multibuild
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fcc7b97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/_multibuild
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<multibuild>
+  <package>test</package>
+</multibuild>
diff --git a/python-MarkupSafe.changes b/python-MarkupSafe.changes
index 3b4dbdc..e27c674 100644
--- a/python-MarkupSafe.changes
+++ b/python-MarkupSafe.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Feb 20 08:14:24 UTC 2025 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
+
+- split test dependencies into a multibuild to break cycle
+  with pytest
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Dec  4 23:21:41 UTC 2024 - Matej Cepl <mcepl@cepl.eu>
 
diff --git a/python-MarkupSafe.spec b/python-MarkupSafe.spec
index 8f31778..17e4a5e 100644
--- a/python-MarkupSafe.spec
+++ b/python-MarkupSafe.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package python-MarkupSafe
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2024 SUSE LLC
+# Copyright (c) 2025 SUSE LLC
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -16,9 +16,16 @@
 #
 
 
+%global flavor @BUILD_FLAVOR@%{nil}
+%if "%{flavor}" == "test"
+%define psuffix -%{flavor}
 %bcond_without test
+%else
+%define psuffix %{nil}
+%bcond_with test
+%endif
 %{?sle15_python_module_pythons}
-Name:           python-MarkupSafe
+Name:           python-MarkupSafe%{psuffix}
 Version:        2.1.5
 Release:        0
 Summary:        Implements a XML/HTML/XHTML Markup safe string for Python
@@ -28,11 +35,13 @@ URL:            https://github.com/pallets/markupsafe
 Source:         https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/M/MarkupSafe/MarkupSafe-%{version}.tar.gz
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module devel}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module pip}
+BuildRequires:  %{python_module setuptools}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module wheel}
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
 BuildRequires:  python-rpm-macros
 Requires:       python-base >= 3.6
 %if %{with test}
+BuildRequires:  %{python_module MarkupSafe >= %{version}}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module pytest}
 %endif
 %python_subpackages
@@ -48,23 +57,29 @@ safely encode strings for dynamically generated web pages.
 sed -i -e '/^python_requires =/s/3\.7/3\.6/' setup.cfg
 
 %build
+%if !%{with test}
 export CFLAGS="%{optflags}"
 %pyproject_wheel
+%endif
 
 %install
+%if !%{with test}
 %pyproject_install
 %python_expand %fdupes %{buildroot}%{$python_sitearch}
 %python_expand rm %{buildroot}%{$python_sitearch}/markupsafe/_speedups.c
+%endif
 
 %if %{with test}
 %check
 %pytest_arch
 %endif
 
+%if !%{with test}
 %files %{python_files}
 %license LICENSE.rst
 %doc README.rst docs/
 %{python_sitearch}/markupsafe/
 %{python_sitearch}/MarkupSafe-%{version}.dist-info
+%endif
 
 %changelog