diff --git a/baselibs.conf b/baselibs.conf
index 2f8139d..8f26cae 100644
--- a/baselibs.conf
+++ b/baselibs.conf
@@ -1 +1 @@
-file
+libmagic1
diff --git a/file.changes b/file.changes
index defb54c..4f2331b 100644
--- a/file.changes
+++ b/file.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sat Oct 27 18:37:13 UTC 2012 - coolo@suse.com
+
+- implement shared library policy for libmagic1
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Sep 18 10:24:58 UTC 2012 - werner@suse.de
 
diff --git a/file.spec b/file.spec
index 3b742d1..818ef67 100644
--- a/file.spec
+++ b/file.spec
@@ -70,12 +70,28 @@ specified file. File type recognition is controlled by the file
 /etc/magic, which contains the classification criteria. This command is
 used by apsfilter to permit automatic printing of different file types.
 
+%package -n libmagic-data
+Summary:        The magic files for libmagic to use
+Group:          Development/Libraries/Other
+
+%description -n libmagic-data
+This package contains the basic magic files that libmagic reads and uses
+to estimate a file's type.
+
+%package -n libmagic1
+Summary:        Library with file's functionality
+Group:          Development/Libraries/Other
+Requires:       libmagic-data = %{version}
+
+%description -n libmagic1
+This library reads magic files and detects file types. Used by file command
+
 %package     -n file-devel
 Summary:        Include Files and Libraries mandatory for Development
 Group:          Development/Libraries/Other
 Provides:       file:/usr/include/magic.h
-Requires:       file = %{version}
 Requires:       glibc-devel
+Requires:       libmagic1 = %{version}
 
 %description -n file-devel
 This package contains all necessary include files and libraries needed
@@ -143,20 +159,26 @@ find %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/file %{_bindir}/ /%{_lib}/ %{_libdir}/ | \
 unset LD_LIBRARY_PATH
 %{__rm} -f %{buildroot}%{_libdir}/*.la
 
-%post -p /sbin/ldconfig
+%post -n libmagic1 -p /sbin/ldconfig
 
-%postun -p /sbin/ldconfig
+%postun -n libmagic1 -p /sbin/ldconfig
+
+%files -n libmagic1
+%defattr (644,root,root,755)
+%{_libdir}/lib*.so.*
+
+%files -n libmagic-data
+%defattr (644,root,root,755)
+%config(noreplace) %{_sysconfdir}/magic
+%{_miscdir}/magic
+%{_miscdir}/magic.mgc
+%doc %{_mandir}/man5/magic.5.gz
 
 %files
 %defattr (644,root,root,755)
-%config(noreplace) %{_sysconfdir}/magic
 %{nil %{_bindir}/dcore}
 %attr(755,root,root) %{_bindir}/file
-%{_libdir}/lib*.so.*
-%{_miscdir}/magic
-%{_miscdir}/magic.mgc
 %doc %{_mandir}/man1/file.1.gz
-%doc %{_mandir}/man5/magic.5.gz
 %doc COPYING AUTHORS NEWS ChangeLog
 
 %files -n file-devel