diff --git a/gpg2.changes b/gpg2.changes
index cd940c4..503cec7 100644
--- a/gpg2.changes
+++ b/gpg2.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Mar 13 10:39:09 UTC 2020 - Fabian Vogt <fvogt@suse.com>
+
+- Split dirmngr into a subpackage to avoid a hard dependency of
+  gpg2 on libgnutls
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Feb 19 08:48:34 UTC 2020 - Pedro Monreal Gonzalez <pmonrealgonzalez@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/gpg2.spec b/gpg2.spec
index 06afaa7..ff32740 100644
--- a/gpg2.spec
+++ b/gpg2.spec
@@ -65,8 +65,7 @@ Requires:       libgcrypt20 >= 1.7.0
 Requires:       libksba >= 1.3.4
 Requires:       pinentry
 Requires(post): %{install_info_prereq}
-Obsoletes:      dirmngr < 2.1.0
-Provides:       dirmngr = %{version}
+Recommends:     dirmngr = %{version}
 Provides:       gnupg = %{version}
 Provides:       gpg = 1.4.9
 Provides:       newpg
@@ -81,6 +80,18 @@ messages and/or to sign and verify them.
 
 gpg2 provides GPGSM, gpg-agent, and a keybox library.
 
+%package -n dirmngr
+Summary:        Keyserver, CRL, and OCSP access for GnuPG
+Group:          Productivity/Networking/Security
+
+%description -n dirmngr
+Since version  2.1 of GnuPG, dirmngr takes care of accessing the OpenPGP
+keyservers. As with previous versions it is also used as a server for managing
+and downloading certificate
+revocation lists (CRLs) for X.509 certificates, downloading X.509 certificates,
+and providing access to OCSP providers.  Dirmngr is invoked internally by gpg,
+gpgsm, or via the gpg-connect-agent tool.
+
 %lang_package
 
 %prep
@@ -167,10 +178,13 @@ install -m 755 tools/gpg-zip %{buildroot}/%{_bindir}
 
 %files
 %{_infodir}/gnupg*
+%exclude %{_mandir}/*/dirmngr*%{ext_man}
 %{_mandir}/*/*%{ext_man}
 %license COPYING*
 %doc AUTHORS ChangeLog NEWS THANKS TODO doc/FAQ
+%exclude %{_docdir}/%{name}/examples/systemd-user/dirmngr.*
 %doc %{_docdir}/%{name}
+%exclude %{_bindir}/dirmngr*
 %{_bindir}/*
 %{_libdir}/[^d]*
 %{_sbindir}/addgnupghome
@@ -181,4 +195,10 @@ install -m 755 tools/gpg-zip %{buildroot}/%{_bindir}
 %dir %{_sysconfdir}/gnupg
 %config(noreplace) %{_sysconfdir}/gnupg/gpgconf.conf
 
+%files -n dirmngr
+%license COPYING*
+%{_mandir}/*/dirmngr*%{ext_man}
+%{_docdir}/%{name}/examples/systemd-user/dirmngr.*
+%{_bindir}/dirmngr*
+
 %changelog