diff --git a/sysvinit.changes b/sysvinit.changes
index 552ac80..86b8a0f 100644
--- a/sysvinit.changes
+++ b/sysvinit.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Oct 11 11:04:56 UTC 2011 - coolo@suse.com
+
+- split out the symlink /sbin/init into a special subpackage
+  DO NOT SUBMIT TO FACTORY!
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Oct 11 10:16:45 UTC 2011 - coolo@suse.com
 
diff --git a/sysvinit.spec b/sysvinit.spec
index 6c239ae..4dfeeb9 100644
--- a/sysvinit.spec
+++ b/sysvinit.spec
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ Name:           sysvinit
 %define START  0.57
 License:        GPLv2+
 Group:          System/Base
-AutoReqProv:    on
 Version:        %{SIVER}
 Release:        58
 Summary:        SysV-Style init
@@ -59,7 +58,6 @@ Patch30:        killproc-%{KPVER}.dif
 Patch40:        showconsole-%{SCVER}.dif
 Patch50:        startpar-%{START}.dif
 Requires:       sysvinit-tools
-Provides:       sbin_init
 
 %description
 System V style init programs by Miquel van Smoorenburg that control the
@@ -72,9 +70,7 @@ halt, init, powerd, reboot, runlevel, shutdown, and telinit for
 more information.
 
 %package tools
-License:        GPLv2+
 Summary:        Tools for basic booting
-Group:          System/Base
 %if 0%{suse_version} > 1120
 Requires(preun):  coreutils %insserv_prereq
 Requires(postun): coreutils %insserv_prereq
@@ -87,6 +83,14 @@ Helper tools from sysvinit that support booting, including but not exclusive
 to startpar, killproc and pidof. System V init specific programs are in the 
 sysvinit package.
 
+%package init
+Summary:        Provides /sbin/init for sysvinit
+Provides:       sbin_init
+Conflicts:      otherproviders(sbin_init)
+
+%description init
+Just some symlinks
+
 %prep
 %setup -n %{name}-%{SIVER}dsf -q -b 2 -b 3 -b 4 -b 5
 %patch1  -p0 -b .startstop
@@ -157,6 +161,8 @@ popd
   mkdir -m 755 -p ${RPM_BUILD_ROOT}%{_mandir}/man5
   mkdir -m 755 -p ${RPM_BUILD_ROOT}%{_mandir}/man8
   make install -C src MANPATH=%{_mandir} ROOT=${RPM_BUILD_ROOT} WITH_SELINUX=yes DISTRO=SuSE
+  mv ${RPM_BUILD_ROOT}/sbin/init ${RPM_BUILD_ROOT}/sbin/sysvinit
+  ln -s sysvinit ${RPM_BUILD_ROOT}/sbin/init
   test -p     ${RPM_BUILD_ROOT}/dev/initctl || {
     rm -f     ${RPM_BUILD_ROOT}/dev/initctl
     mknod     ${RPM_BUILD_ROOT}/dev/initctl p
@@ -225,14 +231,10 @@ if test -x /sbin/mkinitrd_setup; then
     mkinitrd_setup
 fi
 
-%clean
-rm -rf ${RPM_BUILD_ROOT}
-
-%files
+%files 
 %defattr (-,root,root,755)
-%config /etc/pam.d/init
 /sbin/halt
-/sbin/init
+/sbin/sysvinit
 /sbin/poweroff
 /sbin/reboot
 /sbin/runlevel
@@ -248,6 +250,10 @@ rm -rf ${RPM_BUILD_ROOT}
 %doc %{_mandir}/man8/shutdown.8.gz
 %doc %{_mandir}/man8/telinit.8.gz
 
+%files init
+%defattr (-,root,root,755)
+/sbin/init
+
 %files tools
 %defattr (-,root,root,755)
 %doc COPYING COPYRIGHT doc/Propaganda 
@@ -257,6 +263,7 @@ rm -rf ${RPM_BUILD_ROOT}
 %config /etc/init.d/powerd
 %doc   doc/powerd
 %endif
+%config /etc/pam.d/init
 %dir /lib/mkinitrd
 %dir /lib/mkinitrd/scripts
 /lib/mkinitrd/scripts/boot-blogd.sh