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-referencing.changes b/python-referencing.changes
index 59221f5..a50808e 100644
--- a/python-referencing.changes
+++ b/python-referencing.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Mar 28 09:12:37 UTC 2023 - Matej Cepl <mcepl@suse.com>
+
+- Split package into multibuild to avoid a build cycle.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Mar 28 05:05:26 UTC 2023 - kastl@b1-systems.de
 
diff --git a/python-referencing.spec b/python-referencing.spec
index 6cbb50b..6ca533b 100644
--- a/python-referencing.spec
+++ b/python-referencing.spec
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# spec file for package python-referencing
+# spec file
 #
 # Copyright (c) 2023 SUSE LLC
 #
@@ -16,7 +16,15 @@
 #
 
 
-Name:           python-referencing
+%global flavor @BUILD_FLAVOR@%{nil}
+%if "%{flavor}" == "test"
+%define psuffix -test
+%bcond_without test
+%else
+%define psuffix %{nil}
+%bcond_with test
+%endif
+Name:           python-referencing%{psuffix}
 Version:        0.26.4
 Release:        0
 Summary:        JSON Referencing + Python
@@ -36,6 +44,7 @@ BuildRequires:  %{python_module setuptools_scm}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module setuptools}
 BuildRequires:  git-core
 BuildRequires:  python-rpm-macros
+%if %{with test}
 # SECTION test requirements
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module pytest}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module attrs >= 22.2.0}
@@ -44,6 +53,7 @@ BuildRequires:  %{python_module jsonschema}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module pytest-subtests}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module rpds-py >= 0.7.0}
 # /SECTION
+%endif
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
 Requires:       python-attrs >= 22.2.0
 Requires:       python-rpds-py >= 0.7.0
@@ -60,16 +70,22 @@ JSON Referencing + Python
 %pyproject_wheel
 
 %install
+%if %{without test}
 %pyproject_install
 %python_expand %fdupes %{buildroot}%{$python_sitelib}
+%endif
 
 %check
+%if %{with test}
 %pytest
+%endif
 
+%if %{without test}
 %files %{python_files}
 %doc CHANGELOG.rst README.rst
 %license COPYING
 %{python_sitelib}/referencing/
 %{python_sitelib}/referencing-%{version}.dist-info/
+%endif
 
 %changelog