diff --git a/python-pyparsing.changes b/python-pyparsing.changes
index 874e59f..fe45d50 100644
--- a/python-pyparsing.changes
+++ b/python-pyparsing.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Jan 17 15:54:39 UTC 2019 - Dominique Leuenberger <dimstar@opensuse.org>
+
+- BuildIgnore python[23]-pyparsing: python-packaging requires it
+  for some actions it could perform, but we don't make use of these
+  here. Ignoring this dependency allows us to break open a
+  BuildCycle.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Jan 08 19:10:15 UTC 2019 - opensuse-packaging@opensuse.org
 
diff --git a/python-pyparsing.spec b/python-pyparsing.spec
index 3222a15..ad69ff8 100644
--- a/python-pyparsing.spec
+++ b/python-pyparsing.spec
@@ -25,11 +25,6 @@
 %else
 %bcond_with test
 %endif
-%if %{with test}
-Name:           python-pyparsing-%{flavor}
-%else
-Name:           python-pyparsing
-%endif
 Version:        2.3.0+git.1546912853.bf348d6
 Release:        0
 Summary:        Grammar Parser Library for Python
@@ -48,11 +43,17 @@ BuildRequires:  %{python_module setuptools}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module unittest2}
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
 BuildRequires:  python-rpm-macros
+#!BuildIgnore:  python2-pyparsing
+#!BuildIgnore:  python3-pyparsing
 # do not add dependencies on setuptools and ideally not even full "python";
 # this is now a dependency of setuptools
 Requires:       python-base
 BuildArch:      noarch
-
+%if %{with test}
+Name:           python-pyparsing-%{flavor}
+%else
+Name:           python-pyparsing
+%endif
 %ifpython2
 Provides:       %{oldpython}-parsing = %{version}
 Obsoletes:      %{oldpython}-parsing < %{version}