diff --git a/python-ruamel-yaml-clib.spec b/python-ruamel-yaml-clib.spec
index b861d41..a38ca5e 100644
--- a/python-ruamel-yaml-clib.spec
+++ b/python-ruamel-yaml-clib.spec
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ BuildRequires:  python3-Cython
 # Unfortunately, the circular dependency is intentional; the clib extension
 # packaged here imports from ruamel.yaml, which in turn uses the extension for
 # performance.
+BuildRequires:  python3-ruamel-yaml
 Requires:       python3-ruamel-yaml
 
 %description -n python3-ruamel-yaml-clib
@@ -49,6 +50,9 @@ rmdir ruamel.yaml.clib
 %install
 %{python3} setup.py install --single-version-externally-managed --skip-build --root $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 
+%check
+%py3_check_import _ruamel_yaml
+
 %files -n python3-ruamel-yaml-clib
 %license LICENSE
 %doc README.rst
@@ -63,6 +67,7 @@ rmdir ruamel.yaml.clib
 - Add a note about the circular dependency with ruamel.yaml
 - Stop numbering sources and patches
 - Update URL (close RHBZ#1840610)
+- Add an import-only “smoke test”
 
 * Fri Jan 20 2023 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 0.2.6-4
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_38_Mass_Rebuild