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-sybil.changes b/python-sybil.changes
index 4e51352..94677ba 100644
--- a/python-sybil.changes
+++ b/python-sybil.changes
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
-Wed May  8 04:19:03 UTC 2024 - Steve Kowalik <steven.kowalik@suse.com>
+Mon May 13 04:09:28 UTC 2024 - Steve Kowalik <steven.kowalik@suse.com>
 
 - Update to 6.1.0:
   * Add support for lexing nested fenced codeblocks in markdown.
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ Wed May  8 04:19:03 UTC 2024 - Steve Kowalik <steven.kowalik@suse.com>
     while testing examples in target languages such as Python, doctest and bash.
   * Add support for MyST examples.
 - Drop patch pytest74.patch, included upstream.
+- Sprinkle in multibuild to avoid a cycle.
 
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Jan 16 15:22:42 UTC 2024 - Markéta Machová <mmachova@suse.com>
diff --git a/python-sybil.spec b/python-sybil.spec
index 969dc27..7ed6133 100644
--- a/python-sybil.spec
+++ b/python-sybil.spec
@@ -16,25 +16,35 @@
 #
 
 
+%global flavor @BUILD_FLAVOR@%{nil}
+%if "%{flavor}" == "test"
+%define psuffix -test
+%bcond_without test
+%else
+%define psuffix %{nil}
+%bcond_with test
+%endif
 %{?sle15_python_module_pythons}
-Name:           python-sybil
+Name:           python-sybil%{psuffix}
 Version:        6.1.0
 Release:        0
 Summary:        Automated testing of examples in documentation
 License:        MIT
 URL:            https://github.com/simplistix/sybil
 Source:         https://github.com/simplistix/sybil/archive/refs/tags/%{version}.tar.gz#/sybil-%{version}.tar.gz
-BuildRequires:  %{python_module PyYAML}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module base >= 3.7}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module pip}
+BuildRequires:  %{python_module setuptools}
+BuildRequires:  %{python_module wheel}
+%if %{with test}
+BuildRequires:  %{python_module PyYAML}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module pytest >= 7.1}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module seedir}
-BuildRequires:  %{python_module setuptools}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module testfixtures}
-BuildRequires:  %{python_module wheel}
 %if 0%{?sle_version} && 0%{?sle_version} <= 150400
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module dataclasses}
 %endif
+%endif
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
 BuildRequires:  python-rpm-macros
 Recommends:     python-pytest
@@ -53,17 +63,23 @@ sed -i '/pytest-cov/ d'  setup.py
 %build
 %pyproject_wheel
 
+%if !%{with test}
 %install
 %pyproject_install
 %python_expand %fdupes %{buildroot}%{$python_sitelib}
+%endif
 
 %check
+%if %{with test}
 %pytest
+%endif
 
+%if !%{with test}
 %files %{python_files}
 %doc README.rst docs/changes.rst
 %license docs/license.rst
 %{python_sitelib}/sybil
 %{python_sitelib}/sybil-%{version}.dist-info
+%endif
 
 %changelog