diff --git a/python-rtslib-fb.changes b/python-rtslib-fb.changes
index daa5b54..9d079e4 100644
--- a/python-rtslib-fb.changes
+++ b/python-rtslib-fb.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Oct 23 18:20:23 UTC 2020 - Lee Duncan <lduncan@suse.com>
+
+- Split package into "common" part, python-rtslib-fb-common, which
+  is python-verserion-agnostic, and either python2-rtslib-comon-fb
+  or python3-rtslib-fb. This maens common files, like man pages,
+  don't have to be duplicated.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Oct 16 18:47:04 UTC 2020 - lduncan@suse.com
 
diff --git a/python-rtslib-fb.spec b/python-rtslib-fb.spec
index 65dec2b..2530fa6 100644
--- a/python-rtslib-fb.spec
+++ b/python-rtslib-fb.spec
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ BuildRequires:  %{python_module setuptools}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module six}
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
 BuildRequires:  python-rpm-macros
+Requires:       %{name}-common
 Requires:       python-pyudev
 Requires(post): update-alternatives
 Requires(postun): update-alternatives
@@ -52,6 +53,15 @@ rtslib-fb is an object-based Python library for configuring the LIO generic
 SCSI target, present in 3.x Linux kernel versions. rtslib-fb is licensed under
 the Apache 2.0 license. Contributions are welcome
 
+%package -n %{name}-common
+Summary:        Common python-rtslib-fb subpackage for Python 2 or 3
+Group:          Development/Languages/Python
+Provides:       %{python_module python-rtslib-fb-common}
+
+%description -n %{name}-common
+python-rtslib-fb-common is the invariant base package needed by both
+python2-rtslib-fb and python3-rtslib-fb.
+
 %prep
 %setup -q -n %{name}-v%{version}
 %if 0%{?sle_version} >= 150000
@@ -70,10 +80,8 @@ the Apache 2.0 license. Contributions are welcome
 %fdupes %{buildroot}
 install -d -m755 %{buildroot}%{_mandir}/man5
 install -m644 doc/saveconfig.json.5 %{buildroot}%{_mandir}/man5
-%python_clone -a %{buildroot}%{_mandir}/man5/saveconfig.json.5
 install -d -m755 %{buildroot}%{_mandir}/man8
 install -m644 doc/targetctl.8 %{buildroot}%{_mandir}/man8
-%python_clone -a %{buildroot}%{_mandir}/man8/targetctl.8
 install -d -m755 %{buildroot}/%{dbdir}
 install -d -m755 %{buildroot}/%{dbdir}/pr
 install -d -m755 %{buildroot}/%{dbdir}/alua
@@ -83,7 +91,7 @@ install -d -m755 %{buildroot}%{_sbindir}
 ln -s %{_sbindir}/service %{buildroot}/%{_sbindir}/rctarget
 
 %post
-%python_install_alternative targetctl targetctl.8 saveconfig.json.5
+%python_install_alternative targetctl
 %{service_add_post target.service}
 
 %postun
@@ -97,17 +105,31 @@ ln -s %{_sbindir}/service %{buildroot}/%{_sbindir}/rctarget
 %{stop_on_removal target}
 %{service_del_preun target.service}
 
+%post -n %{name}-common
+%{service_add_post target.service}
+
+%postun -n %{name}-common
+%{service_del_postun target.service}
+
+%pre -n %{name}-common
+%{service_add_pre target.service}
+
+%preun -n %{name}-common
+%{service_del_preun target.service}
+
 %files %{python_files}
 %python_alternative %{_bindir}/targetctl
 %{python_sitelib}/*
+
+%files -n %{name}-common
 %license COPYING
 %doc README.md
-%doc %python_alternative %{_mandir}/man5/saveconfig.json.5.gz
-%doc %python_alternative %{_mandir}/man8/targetctl.8.gz
 %dir %{dbdir}
 %dir %{dbdir}/pr
 %dir %{dbdir}/alua
 %{_unitdir}/target.service
 %{_sbindir}/rctarget
+%doc %{_mandir}/man5/saveconfig.json.5.gz
+%doc %{_mandir}/man8/targetctl.8.gz
 
 %changelog