diff --git a/gettext-csharp.spec b/gettext-csharp.spec
index ffcd4fc..01d2e4d 100644
--- a/gettext-csharp.spec
+++ b/gettext-csharp.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package gettext-csharp
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2016 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2017 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
diff --git a/gettext-java.spec b/gettext-java.spec
index a2334f9..afe16af 100644
--- a/gettext-java.spec
+++ b/gettext-java.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package gettext-java
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2016 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2017 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
diff --git a/gettext-runtime-mini.changes b/gettext-runtime-mini.changes
index 43fb6fe..59fc42f 100644
--- a/gettext-runtime-mini.changes
+++ b/gettext-runtime-mini.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Jul 17 11:52:13 UTC 2017 - dimstar@opensuse.org
+
+- Ignore rpm-build's dependency on gettext-tools while building
+  the -mini variant: before gettext-runtime-mini is built, there is
+  no provider of this symbol in a bootstrap cycle.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sat Jul  1 16:45:19 UTC 2017 - dimstar@opensuse.org
 
diff --git a/gettext-runtime-mini.spec b/gettext-runtime-mini.spec
index d2dc32e..5106290 100644
--- a/gettext-runtime-mini.spec
+++ b/gettext-runtime-mini.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
-# spec file for package gettext-runtime
+# spec file for package gettext-runtime-mini
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2016 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2017 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
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ Conflicts:      gettext-tools-mini
 %else
 # to allow a prjconf preference which to take per build
 Provides:       gettext-runtime = %{version}
+# rpm-build requires gettext-tools, but we will only just be building it
+#!BuildIgnore:  gettext-tools
 %endif
 Summary:        Tools for Native Language Support (NLS)
 License:        GPL-3.0+ and LGPL-2.0+
diff --git a/gettext-runtime.changes b/gettext-runtime.changes
index 43fb6fe..59fc42f 100644
--- a/gettext-runtime.changes
+++ b/gettext-runtime.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Jul 17 11:52:13 UTC 2017 - dimstar@opensuse.org
+
+- Ignore rpm-build's dependency on gettext-tools while building
+  the -mini variant: before gettext-runtime-mini is built, there is
+  no provider of this symbol in a bootstrap cycle.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sat Jul  1 16:45:19 UTC 2017 - dimstar@opensuse.org
 
diff --git a/gettext-runtime.spec b/gettext-runtime.spec
index 719f4c8..1338c47 100644
--- a/gettext-runtime.spec
+++ b/gettext-runtime.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package gettext-runtime
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2016 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2017 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
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ Conflicts:      gettext-tools-mini
 %else
 # to allow a prjconf preference which to take per build
 Provides:       gettext-runtime = %{version}
+# rpm-build requires gettext-tools, but we will only just be building it
+#!BuildIgnore:  gettext-tools
 %endif
 Summary:        Tools for Native Language Support (NLS)
 License:        GPL-3.0+ and LGPL-2.0+