diff --git a/python-setuptools.changes b/python-setuptools.changes
index a2a3902..53de4b0 100644
--- a/python-setuptools.changes
+++ b/python-setuptools.changes
@@ -1,7 +1,16 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Jan 15 15:27:23 UTC 2025 - Dominique Leuenberger <dimstar@opensuse.org>
+
+- Explicitly BuildRequire python-rpm-packaging: when primary flavor
+  is added, this is auto-installed by dependencies. But as we now
+  build the primary flavor separated, we have to ensure to also
+  have it present in the other cases, in order to get the python(abi)
+  dependencies added.
+
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 Wed Jan 15 05:49:12 UTC 2025 - Steve Kowalik <steven.kowalik@suse.com>
 
-- Split out the primary Python build. 
+- Split out the primary Python build.
 
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 Fri Nov 22 08:40:51 UTC 2024 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
diff --git a/python-setuptools.spec b/python-setuptools.spec
index f2ce07b..1478c1e 100644
--- a/python-setuptools.spec
+++ b/python-setuptools.spec
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ Patch0:         sort-for-reproducibility.patch
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module base >= 3.9}
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
 BuildRequires:  python-rpm-macros
+BuildRequires:  python-rpm-packaging
 Requires(post): update-alternatives
 Requires(postun): update-alternatives
 BuildArch:      noarch