diff --git a/python-flit-core.changes b/python-flit-core.changes
index 4b508e8..c924189 100644
--- a/python-flit-core.changes
+++ b/python-flit-core.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sat Feb 11 21:00:12 UTC 2023 - Ben Greiner <code@bnavigator.de>
+
+- Require python independent of python-rpm-packaging being there
+  to create the entry automatically
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Feb 10 14:01:13 UTC 2023 - Ben Greiner <code@bnavigator.de>
 
diff --git a/python-flit-core.spec b/python-flit-core.spec
index 169b4b5..9b50bcd 100644
--- a/python-flit-core.spec
+++ b/python-flit-core.spec
@@ -68,9 +68,12 @@ BuildRequires:  %{python_module packaging}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module pytest}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module testpath}
 %endif
-# SECTION boo#1186870: we are a transitive build dependency of python-packaging which is used by pythondistdeps.py normally creating this entry
+# SECTION boo#1186870
+# We are a transitive build dependency of python-packaging
+# which is used by pythondistdeps.py normally creating these entries
 #!BuildIgnore:  %{primary_python}-packaging
 #!BuildIgnore:  python3-packaging
+Requires:       %{plainpython}(abi) = %{python_version}
 Provides:       %{plainpython}%{python_version}dist(%{modname}) = %{version}
 %if "%{python_flavor}" == "python3" || "%{python_provides}" == "python3"
 Provides:       %{plainpython}3-%{modname} = %{version}-%{release}