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-tqdm.changes b/python-tqdm.changes
index 048b824..56f1c92 100644
--- a/python-tqdm.changes
+++ b/python-tqdm.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sat Feb  9 13:37:08 CET 2019 - Matej Cepl <mcepl@suse.com>
+
+- Switch to multibuild (with separate test) to avoid large
+  dependencies on the main package.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Dec 31 14:21:07 UTC 2018 - Thomas Bechtold <tbechtold@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-tqdm.spec b/python-tqdm.spec
index 23d36a7..8484d36 100644
--- a/python-tqdm.spec
+++ b/python-tqdm.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package python-tqdm
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2018 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2019 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -18,7 +18,18 @@
 
 %{?!python_module:%define python_module() python-%{**} python3-%{**}}
 %define         oldpython python
+%global flavor @BUILD_FLAVOR@%{nil}
+%if "%{flavor}" == "test"
+%define test 1
+%bcond_without test
+%else
+%bcond_with test
+%endif
+%if %{with test}
+Name:           python-tqdm-%{flavor}
+%else
 Name:           python-tqdm
+%endif
 Version:        4.28.1
 Release:        0
 Summary:        An extensible progress meter
@@ -33,6 +44,7 @@ BuildRequires:  python-rpm-macros
 Requires(post): update-alternatives
 Requires(postun): update-alternatives
 BuildArch:      noarch
+%if %{with test}
 # SECTION test requirements
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module jupyter_ipython}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module jupyter_ipywidgets}
@@ -40,6 +52,7 @@ BuildRequires:  %{python_module nose}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module numpy}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module pandas}
 # /SECTION
+%endif
 %python_subpackages
 
 %description
@@ -66,11 +79,14 @@ and does not require ncurses.
 %python_uninstall_alternative tqdm
 
 %check
+%if %{with test}
 %{python_expand export PATH="$PATH:%{buildroot}%{_bindir}"
 export PYTHONPATH=%{buildroot}%{$python_sitelib}
 nosetests-%%{$python_bin_suffix} --ignore-files="tests_perf\.py" --ignore-files="tests_synchronisation\.py" tqdm/
 }
+%endif
 
+%if ! %{with test}
 %files %{python_files}
 %doc README.rst logo.png
 %doc examples/
@@ -80,5 +96,6 @@ nosetests-%%{$python_bin_suffix} --ignore-files="tests_perf\.py" --ignore-files=
 %{python_sitelib}/tqdm/*
 %{python_sitelib}/tqdm-%{version}-py%{py_ver}.egg-info/*
 %python_alternative %{_bindir}/tqdm
+%endif
 
 %changelog