diff --git a/libbytesize.changes b/libbytesize.changes
index a0b938a..f5aa0e3 100644
--- a/libbytesize.changes
+++ b/libbytesize.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Feb  6 15:06:08 UTC 2018 - luc14n0@linuxmail.org
+
+- Add a %{name}-lang Recommends tag in the preamble and a %{name}
+  Provides tag under the lib subpackage so the lang subpackge can
+  be installable.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Feb  5 19:11:19 UTC 2018 - jengelh@inai.de
 
diff --git a/libbytesize.spec b/libbytesize.spec
index 36b1435..3f681d1 100644
--- a/libbytesize.spec
+++ b/libbytesize.spec
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ BuildRequires:  mpfr-devel
 BuildRequires:  python3-devel
 %{?with_python2:BuildRequires: python2-devel}
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libpcre) >= 8.32
+Recommends:     %{name}-lang
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
 
 %description
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ account. It also provides support for sizes bigger than MAXUINT64.
 %package -n %{libname}
 Group:          System/Libraries
 Summary:        A library for working with sizes in bytes
+Provides:       %{name} = %{version}
 
 %description -n %{libname}
 The LibBytesize is a C library that facilitates work with sizes in
@@ -97,7 +99,7 @@ the library from Python 3 easier and more convenient.
 %install
 %make_install
 find %{buildroot} -name '*.la' -type f -delete -print
-%find_lang %{name}
+%find_lang %{name} %{?no_lang_C}
 
 # If python2 bindings are switched off this directory appears.
 # A feature request has been upstreamed for python 2 switch (gh#storaged-project/libbytesize#45).