diff --git a/python-flit-core.spec b/python-flit-core.spec
index b4e76c9..ef1bd54 100644
--- a/python-flit-core.spec
+++ b/python-flit-core.spec
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 #
 
 
+%define modname flit-core
+%define mypython python
 # this must be hardcoded until obs can read it from a prjconf definition
 %if 0%{suse_version} >= 1550
 %define primary_python python310
@@ -64,6 +66,13 @@ BuildRequires:  %{python_module testpath}
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
 BuildRequires:  python-rpm-macros
 BuildArch:      noarch
+# SECTION boo#1186870: we are a transitive build dependency of python-packaging which is used by pythondistdeps.py normally creating this entry
+#!BuildIgnore:  python3-packaging
+Provides:       %{mypython}%{python_version}dist(%{modname}) = %{version}
+%if "%{python_flavor}" == "python3" || "%{python_provides}" == "python3"
+Provides:       %{mypython}3dist(%{modname}) = %{version}
+%endif
+# /SECTION
 %python_subpackages
 
 %description