diff --git a/python-ordered-set.changes b/python-ordered-set.changes
index 9ee3bbc..10c7e2e 100644
--- a/python-ordered-set.changes
+++ b/python-ordered-set.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Jun 17 17:22:40 UTC 2021 - Ben Greiner <code@bnavigator.de>
+
+- Add Provides: for python*dist(ordered-set): work around
+  boo#1186870
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Oct 23 14:43:30 UTC 2020 - Matej Cepl <mcepl@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-ordered-set.spec b/python-ordered-set.spec
index 26df815..28ddf13 100644
--- a/python-ordered-set.spec
+++ b/python-ordered-set.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
-# spec file for package python-ordered-set
+# spec file
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2020 SUSE LLC
+# Copyright (c) 2021 SUSE LLC
 # Copyright (c) 2019 Neal Gompa <ngompa13@gmail.com>.
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 #
 
 
+# in order to avoid rewriting for subpackage generator
+%define mypython python
 %global modname ordered-set
 %global dir_name ordered_set
 %{?!python_module:%define python_module() python-%{**} python3-%{**}}
@@ -44,6 +46,11 @@ BuildArch:      noarch
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module pytest}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module setuptools}
 %endif
+# work around boo#1186870
+Provides:       %{mypython}%{python_version}dist(%modname) = %{version}
+%if "%{python_flavor}" == "python3" || "%{python_provides}" == "python3"
+Provides:       %{mypython}3dist(%modname) = %{version}
+%endif
 %python_subpackages
 
 %description