diff --git a/python-six.changes b/python-six.changes
index 8a34f82..0e79946 100644
--- a/python-six.changes
+++ b/python-six.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Jun 17 16:58:25 UTC 2021 - Benjamin Greiner <code@bnavigator.de>
+
+- provide python3*dist(six): work around boo#1186870
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sun May  9 17:19:05 UTC 2021 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-six.spec b/python-six.spec
index 34be05f..f293211 100644
--- a/python-six.spec
+++ b/python-six.spec
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# spec file for package python-six-test
+# spec file
 #
 # Copyright (c) 2021 SUSE LLC
 #
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
 %bcond_with test
 %define psuffix %{nil}
 %endif
+# in order to avoid rewriting for subpackage generator
+%define mypython python
 Name:           python-six%{psuffix}
 Version:        1.16.0
 Release:        0
@@ -45,6 +47,11 @@ BuildRequires:  %{python_module pytest}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module py}
 BuildRequires:  python3-Sphinx
 %endif
+# work around boo#1186870
+Provides:       %{mypython}%{python_version}dist(six) = %{version}
+%if "%{python_flavor}" == "python3" || "%{python_provides}" == "python3"
+Provides:       %{mypython}3dist(six) = %{version}
+%endif
 %python_subpackages
 
 %description