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-google-api-core.changes b/python-google-api-core.changes
index 039a108..39cd59e 100644
--- a/python-google-api-core.changes
+++ b/python-google-api-core.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Sep  7 11:04:50 UTC 2021 - Steve Kowalik <steven.kowalik@suse.com>
+
+- To avoid a build cycle, switch to multibuild. 
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Sep  6 05:22:42 UTC 2021 - Steve Kowalik <steven.kowalik@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-google-api-core.spec b/python-google-api-core.spec
index c5d05ab..98f5eed 100644
--- a/python-google-api-core.spec
+++ b/python-google-api-core.spec
@@ -17,6 +17,14 @@
 
 
 %{?!python_module:%define python_module() python-%{**} python3-%{**}}
+%global flavor @BUILD_FLAVOR@%{nil}
+%if "%{flavor}" == "test"
+%define psuffix -test
+%bcond_without test
+%else
+%define psuffix %{nil}
+%bcond_with test
+%endif
 %define         skip_python2 1
 Name:           python-google-api-core
 Version:        2.0.1
@@ -34,10 +42,13 @@ BuildRequires:  %{python_module pytz}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module requests >= 2.18.0}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module setuptools >= 40.3.0}
 # START TESTING SECTION
+%if %{with test}
+BuildRequires:  %{python_module google-api-core >= %{version}}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module mock}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module proto-plus}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module pytest-asyncio}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module pytest}
+%endif
 # END TESTIN SECTION
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
 BuildRequires:  python-rpm-macros
@@ -62,15 +73,21 @@ Core Library for Google Client Libraries.
 %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