diff --git a/patterns-base.changes b/patterns-base.changes
index d1ddd2e..49c9637 100644
--- a/patterns-base.changes
+++ b/patterns-base.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Jul 19 12:51:13 UTC 2019 - Dominique Leuenberger <dimstar@opensuse.org>
+
+- Add %files section for basic_desktop, or the package won't be
+  generated.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Jun 12 00:24:18 UTC 2019 - Simon Lees <sflees@suse.de>
 
diff --git a/patterns-base.spec b/patterns-base.spec
index d243516..0554514 100644
--- a/patterns-base.spec
+++ b/patterns-base.spec
@@ -273,6 +273,10 @@ Recommends:     openssh-askpass-gnome
 %description basic_desktop
 This pattern installs a rather basic desktop (icewm) 
 
+%files basic_desktop
+%dir %{_docdir}/patterns
+%{_docdir}/patterns/basic_desktop.txt
+
 ################################################################################
 
 %if 0%{?is_opensuse}
@@ -1120,7 +1124,7 @@ done
 # These packages don't generate a 32bit pattern
 for i in \
 %if 0%{?is_opensuse}
-apparmor_opt basesystem console documentation enhanced_base_opt transactional_base update_test x11_opt \
+apparmor_opt basesystem basic_desktop console documentation enhanced_base_opt transactional_base update_test x11_opt \
 %else
 %ifnarch s390 s390x
 32bit \