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-proto-plus.changes b/python-proto-plus.changes
index 8db217d..5813a91 100644
--- a/python-proto-plus.changes
+++ b/python-proto-plus.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Nov 10 01:25:57 UTC 2021 - Steve Kowalik <steven.kowalik@suse.com>
+
+- Add multibuild to defeat a build loop. 
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Sep 10 10:52:33 UTC 2021 - Matthias Fehring <buschmann23@opensuse.org>
 
diff --git a/python-proto-plus.spec b/python-proto-plus.spec
index 5d768c3..af499aa 100644
--- a/python-proto-plus.spec
+++ b/python-proto-plus.spec
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# spec file for package python-proto-plus
+# spec file
 #
 # Copyright (c) 2021 SUSE LLC
 #
@@ -17,9 +17,16 @@
 
 
 %{?!python_module:%define python_module() python-%{**} python3-%{**}}
+%if "%{flavor}" == "test"
+%define psuffix -test
+%bcond_without test
+%else
+%define psuffix %{nil}
+%bcond_with test
+%endif
 %define skip_python2 1
 %define modname proto-plus
-Name:           python-proto-plus
+Name:           python-proto-plus%{psuffix}
 Version:        1.19.0
 Release:        0
 Summary:        Pythonic Protocol Buffers
@@ -31,8 +38,10 @@ BuildRequires:  %{python_module protobuf >= 3.12.0}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module setuptools}
 BuildRequires:  python-rpm-macros
 # SECTION test requirements
+%if %{with test}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module google-api-core >= 1.22.2}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module pytest}
+%endif
 # /SECTION
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
 Requires:       python-protobuf >= 3.12.0
@@ -52,15 +61,21 @@ that largely behave like native Python types.
 %python_build
 
 %install
+%if !%{with test}
 %python_install
 %python_expand %fdupes %{buildroot}%{$python_sitelib}
+%endif
 
 %check
+%if %{with test}
 %pytest
+%endif
 
+%if !%{with test}
 %files %{python_files}
 %license LICENSE
 %doc README.rst
 %{python_sitelib}/*
+%endif
 
 %changelog