diff --git a/cyrus-imapd.spec b/cyrus-imapd.spec
index 8d8d576..609fa0b 100644
--- a/cyrus-imapd.spec
+++ b/cyrus-imapd.spec
@@ -166,6 +166,14 @@ as some legacy and internal documentation not useful for normal operation of
 the server.
 
 
+%package libs
+Summary: Runtime libraries for cyrus-imapd
+
+%description libs
+The cyrus-imapd-libs package contains libraries shared by the Cyrus IMAP server
+and the its utilities.
+
+
 %package utils
 Summary: Cyrus IMAP server administration utilities
 
@@ -538,7 +546,6 @@ getent passwd cyrus >/dev/null || /usr/sbin/useradd -c "Cyrus IMAP Server" -d /v
 %doc README.md doc/README.* doc/examples doc/text
 
 %_datadir/cyrus-imapd
-%_libdir/libcyrus*.so.*
 %_mandir/man5/*
 %_mandir/man8/*
 %exclude %_mandir/man8/cyr_virusscan.8*
@@ -601,6 +608,10 @@ getent passwd cyrus >/dev/null || /usr/sbin/useradd -c "Cyrus IMAP Server" -d /v
 %doc doc/html doc/internal doc/legacy
 
 
+%files libs
+%_libdir/libcyrus*.so.*
+
+
 %files utils
 %license COPYING
 %doc perl/imap/README
@@ -629,6 +640,7 @@ getent passwd cyrus >/dev/null || /usr/sbin/useradd -c "Cyrus IMAP Server" -d /v
 %changelog
 * Wed Jun 13 2018 Jason L Tibbitts III <tibbs@math.uh.edu> - 3.0.7-5
 - Split out cyr_virusscan into a -virusscan subpackage.
+- Split libraries into a -libs subpackage.
 
 * Thu Jun 07 2018 Jason L Tibbitts III <tibbs@math.uh.edu> - 3.0.7-4
 - Update Cassandane checkout.  Drop upstreamed patch.