diff --git a/gpm.spec b/gpm.spec
index 02b0a9d..d619600 100644
--- a/gpm.spec
+++ b/gpm.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Summary: A mouse server for the Linux console
 Name: gpm
 Version: 1.20.6
-Release: 2%{?dist}
+Release: 3%{?dist}
 License: GPLv2+
 Group: System Environment/Daemons
 URL: http://unix.schottelius.org/gpm/
@@ -29,6 +29,14 @@ also provides console cut-and-paste operations using the mouse and
 includes a program to allow pop-up menus to appear at the click of a
 mouse button.
 
+%package libs
+Summary: Dynamic library for for the gpm
+Group: System Environment/Libraries
+
+%description libs
+This package contains the libgpm.so dynamic library which contains
+the gpm system calls and library functions.
+
 %package devel
 Requires: %{name} = %{version}-%{release}
 Summary: Development files for the gpm library
@@ -124,7 +132,6 @@ fi
 %doc BUGS COPYING README TODO
 %doc doc/README* doc/FAQ doc/Announce doc/changes/*
 %{_infodir}/*
-%{_libdir}/libgpm.so.*
 %ifnarch s390 s390x
 %config(noreplace) %{_sysconfdir}/gpm-*
 %attr(0755,root,root) %{_sysconfdir}/rc.d/init.d/gpm
@@ -133,6 +140,10 @@ fi
 %{_mandir}/man?/*
 %endif
 
+%files libs
+%defattr(-,root,root,-)
+%{_libdir}/libgpm.so.*
+
 %files devel
 %defattr(-,root,root,-)
 %{_includedir}/*
@@ -143,6 +154,9 @@ fi
 %{_libdir}/libgpm.a
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Apr 14 2009 Zdenek Prikryl <zprikryl@redhat.com> 1.20.6-3
+- created new subpackage gpm-libs (#495124)
+
 * Tue Feb 24 2009 Zdenek Prikryl <zprikryl@redhat.com> - 1.20.6-2
 - Fixed gpm.info.gz building