diff --git a/python-packaging.spec b/python-packaging.spec
index 36a7851..fa120ea 100644
--- a/python-packaging.spec
+++ b/python-packaging.spec
@@ -1,10 +1,20 @@
 %global pypi_name packaging
 
+# Specify --with bootstrap to build in bootstrap mode
+# This mode is needed, because python3-rpm-generators need packaging
+# When bootstrapping, disable tests and docs as well.
+%bcond_with bootstrap
+
+%if %{without bootstrap}
 # Specify --without docs to prevent the dependency loop on python-sphinx
 %bcond_without docs
 
 # Specify --without tests to prevent the dependency loop on python-pytest
 %bcond_without tests
+%else
+%bcond_with docs
+%bcond_with tests
+%endif
 
 Name:           python-%{pypi_name}
 Version:        20.9
@@ -19,23 +29,17 @@ BuildArch:      noarch
 BuildRequires:  python%{python3_pkgversion}-devel
 BuildRequires:  pyproject-rpm-macros
 
-# We specify dependencies to build the wheel manually to avoid circular
-# dependency on self.
-# We also don't use the python3dist() form, in case packaging is ever used
-# in the provides generator.
+%if %{with bootstrap}
 BuildRequires:  python%{python3_pkgversion}-setuptools
-BuildRequires:  python%{python3_pkgversion}-pip
-BuildRequires:  python%{python3_pkgversion}-wheel
+%endif
 
 # Upstream uses nox for testing, we specify the test deps manually as well.
 %if %{with tests}
 BuildRequires:  python%{python3_pkgversion}-pytest
 BuildRequires:  python%{python3_pkgversion}-pretend
-BuildRequires:  python%{python3_pkgversion}-pyparsing
 %endif
 %if %{with docs}
 BuildRequires:  python%{python3_pkgversion}-sphinx
-BuildRequires:  python%{python3_pkgversion}-pyparsing
 %endif
 
 
@@ -52,6 +56,12 @@ Summary:        %{summary}
 # This is kept for compatibility with Fedora < 33 only:
 %py_provides    python%{python3_pkgversion}-%{pypi_name}
 
+%if %{with bootstrap}
+Provides:       python%{python3_pkgversion}dist(packaging) = %{version}
+Provides:       python%{python3_version}dist(packaging) = %{version}
+Requires:       python%{python3_version}dist(pyparsing)
+%endif
+
 %description -n python%{python3_pkgversion}-%{pypi_name}  %_description
 
 
@@ -71,8 +81,18 @@ Documentation for python-packaging
 # furo is not available in Fedora
 sed -i '/html_theme = "furo"/d' docs/conf.py
 
+%if %{without bootstrap}
+%generate_buildrequires
+%pyproject_buildrequires -r
+%endif
+
+
 %build
+%if %{with bootstrap}
+%py3_build
+%else
 %pyproject_wheel
+%endif
 
 %if %{with docs}
 # generate html docs
@@ -85,8 +105,13 @@ rm -rf html/_static/fonts/
 
 
 %install
+%if %{with bootstrap}
+%py3_install
+echo '%{python3_sitelib}/packaging*' > %{pyproject_files}
+%else
 %pyproject_install
 %pyproject_save_files %{pypi_name}
+%endif
 
 
 %if %{with tests}