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-exceptiongroup.changes b/python-exceptiongroup.changes
index 7adff02..d0802cc 100644
--- a/python-exceptiongroup.changes
+++ b/python-exceptiongroup.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Dec 19 10:08:40 UTC 2022 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
+
+- split tests into multibuild to solve cycle with pytest
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Dec  1 09:42:08 UTC 2022 - Johannes Kastl <kastl@b1-systems.de>
 
diff --git a/python-exceptiongroup.spec b/python-exceptiongroup.spec
index 50acc04..75d883f 100644
--- a/python-exceptiongroup.spec
+++ b/python-exceptiongroup.spec
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# spec file for package python-exceptiongroup
+# spec file
 #
 # Copyright (c) 2022 SUSE LLC
 #
@@ -16,7 +16,17 @@
 #
 
 
-Name:           python-exceptiongroup
+# This is not only because of dependency of testsuite, but mostly
+# because of cyclical dependencies between exceptiongroup and pytest.
+%global flavor @BUILD_FLAVOR@%{nil}
+%if "%{flavor}" == "test"
+%bcond_without test
+%define psuffix -test
+%else
+%bcond_with test
+%define psuffix %{nil}
+%endif
+Name:           python-exceptiongroup%{psuffix}
 Version:        1.0.4
 Release:        0
 Summary:        Backport of PEP 654 (exception groups)
@@ -26,7 +36,9 @@ Source:         https://github.com/agronholm/exceptiongroup/archive/refs/tags/%{
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module base >= 3.7}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module flit-scm}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module pip}
+%if %{with test}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module pytest}
+%endif
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
 BuildRequires:  python-rpm-macros
 BuildArch:      noarch
@@ -70,8 +82,10 @@ export SETUPTOOLS_SCM_PRETEND_VERSION=%{version}
 %pyproject_install
 %python_expand %fdupes %{buildroot}%{$python_sitelib}
 
+%if %{with test}
 %check
 %pytest
+%endif
 
 %files %{python_files}
 %doc README.rst