diff --git a/freeipmi.changes b/freeipmi.changes
index 1d0dad6..fc69919 100644
--- a/freeipmi.changes
+++ b/freeipmi.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Jan 11 12:16:51 UTC 2019 - trenn@suse.de
+
+- Add provides:freeipmi:/usr/sbin/ipmiseld to the
+  freeipmi-ipmiseld split package for backward compatibility
+  for now
+  
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Nov  9 15:30:58 UTC 2018 - trenn@suse.de
 
diff --git a/freeipmi.spec b/freeipmi.spec
index 0d7b3e5..06957b1 100644
--- a/freeipmi.spec
+++ b/freeipmi.spec
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ not missed in the event the client or server is rebooted.
 %package -n libipmiconsole%{libipmiconsole_soname}
 Summary:        FreeIPMI library
 Group:          System/Libraries
+Provides:       freeipmi:/usr/sbin/ipmiseld
 
 %description -n libipmiconsole%{libipmiconsole_soname}
 This project provides "Remote-Console" (out-of-band) and