diff --git a/python-cryptography.spec b/python-cryptography.spec
index eff8c1c..cc6bcc6 100644
--- a/python-cryptography.spec
+++ b/python-cryptography.spec
@@ -51,6 +51,13 @@ BuildRequires:  python%{python3_pkgversion}-pytz
 BuildRequires:  python%{python3_pkgversion}-pytest >= 6.2.0
 %endif
 
+# The Python extension module now gets a SONAME of libcryptography_rust.so; we
+# must ensure it is not used to generate automatic Provides. See:
+#   Rust 1.81+ implicitly / automatically sets soname on cdylib targets
+#   https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2314879
+# https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/packaging-guidelines/AutoProvidesAndRequiresFiltering/#_filtering_provides_and_requires_after_scanning
+%global __provides_exclude ^libcryptography_rust\\.so.*$
+
 %description
 cryptography is a package designed to expose cryptographic primitives and
 recipes to Python developers.