diff --git a/nbdkit.spec b/nbdkit.spec
index 046407d..fa46011 100644
--- a/nbdkit.spec
+++ b/nbdkit.spec
@@ -189,9 +189,13 @@ reading the nbdkit(1) and nbdkit-plugin(3) manual pages.
 Summary:        The %{name} server
 License:        BSD
 
+Provides:       %{name}-null-plugin = %{version}-%{release}
 
 %description server
-This package contains the %{name} server with no plugins or filters.
+This package contains the %{name} server with only the null plugin
+and no filters.  To install a basic set of plugins and filters you
+need to install "nbdkit-basic-plugins", "nbdkit-basic-filters" or
+the metapackage "nbdkit".
 
 
 %package basic-plugins
@@ -206,7 +210,6 @@ Provides:       %{name}-floppy-plugin = %{version}-%{release}
 Provides:       %{name}-full-plugin = %{version}-%{release}
 Provides:       %{name}-info-plugin = %{version}-%{release}
 Provides:       %{name}-memory-plugin = %{version}-%{release}
-Provides:       %{name}-null-plugin = %{version}-%{release}
 Provides:       %{name}-ondemand-plugin = %{version}-%{release}
 Provides:       %{name}-pattern-plugin = %{version}-%{release}
 Provides:       %{name}-partitioning-plugin = %{version}-%{release}
@@ -236,8 +239,6 @@ nbdkit-info-plugin          Serve client and server information.
 
 nbdkit-memory-plugin        A virtual memory plugin.
 
-nbdkit-null-plugin          A null (bitbucket) plugin.
-
 nbdkit-ondemand-plugin      Create filesystems on demand.
 
 nbdkit-pattern-plugin       Fixed test pattern.
@@ -881,11 +882,13 @@ export LIBGUESTFS_TRACE=1
 %{_sbindir}/nbdkit
 %dir %{_libdir}/%{name}
 %dir %{_libdir}/%{name}/plugins
+%{_libdir}/%{name}/plugins/nbdkit-null-plugin.so
 %dir %{_libdir}/%{name}/filters
 %{_mandir}/man1/nbdkit.1*
 %{_mandir}/man1/nbdkit-captive.1*
 %{_mandir}/man1/nbdkit-client.1*
 %{_mandir}/man1/nbdkit-loop.1*
+%{_mandir}/man1/nbdkit-null-plugin.1*
 %{_mandir}/man1/nbdkit-probing.1*
 %{_mandir}/man1/nbdkit-protocol.1*
 %{_mandir}/man1/nbdkit-service.1*
@@ -903,7 +906,6 @@ export LIBGUESTFS_TRACE=1
 %{_libdir}/%{name}/plugins/nbdkit-full-plugin.so
 %{_libdir}/%{name}/plugins/nbdkit-info-plugin.so
 %{_libdir}/%{name}/plugins/nbdkit-memory-plugin.so
-%{_libdir}/%{name}/plugins/nbdkit-null-plugin.so
 %{_libdir}/%{name}/plugins/nbdkit-ondemand-plugin.so
 %{_libdir}/%{name}/plugins/nbdkit-partitioning-plugin.so
 %{_libdir}/%{name}/plugins/nbdkit-pattern-plugin.so
@@ -919,7 +921,6 @@ export LIBGUESTFS_TRACE=1
 %{_mandir}/man1/nbdkit-full-plugin.1*
 %{_mandir}/man1/nbdkit-info-plugin.1*
 %{_mandir}/man1/nbdkit-memory-plugin.1*
-%{_mandir}/man1/nbdkit-null-plugin.1*
 %{_mandir}/man1/nbdkit-ondemand-plugin.1*
 %{_mandir}/man1/nbdkit-partitioning-plugin.1*
 %{_mandir}/man1/nbdkit-pattern-plugin.1*