diff --git a/xkbcomp.changes b/xkbcomp.changes
index 5786e61..cca89e0 100644
--- a/xkbcomp.changes
+++ b/xkbcomp.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri May 11 08:45:25 UTC 2012 - vuntz@opensuse.org
+
+- Split the pkg-config file in a devel subpackage, instead of
+  removing it: it might be needed by some configure scripts.
+- Remove xkbcomp-devel Provides from main subpackage now that we
+  have a proper devel subpackage.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri May 11 08:22:43 UTC 2012 - coolo@suse.com
 
diff --git a/xkbcomp.spec b/xkbcomp.spec
index 9d4a68c..001c8ca 100644
--- a/xkbcomp.spec
+++ b/xkbcomp.spec
@@ -32,16 +32,21 @@ BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(xorg-macros) >= 1.8
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(xproto) >= 7.0.17
 # This was part of the xorg-x11 package up to version 7.6
 Conflicts:      xorg-x11 <= 7.6
-# xkbcomp is 'sort of' a compiler, thus actually a -devel tool. Providing the symbol
-# here helps to silence rpmlint and makes it easier in the future, should this ever
-# become bigger and require a real split.
-Provides:       %{name}-devel = %{version}
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
 
 %description
 The xkbcomp keymap compiler converts a description of an XKB keymap
 into one of several output formats.
 
+%package devel
+Summary:        Utility to compile XKB keyboard description -- Development Files
+Group:          Development/Libraries/X11
+Requires:       %{name} = %{version}
+
+%description devel
+The xkbcomp keymap compiler converts a description of an XKB keymap
+into one of several output formats.
+
 %prep
 %setup -q
 
@@ -51,14 +56,15 @@ make %{?_smp_mflags}
 
 %install
 %make_install
-# once we have something real to develop, we can split -devel
-rm %{buildroot}%{_libdir}/pkgconfig/xkbcomp.pc
 
 %files
 %defattr(-,root,root)
 %doc ChangeLog COPYING README
 %{_bindir}/xkbcomp
 %{_mandir}/man1/xkbcomp.1%{?ext_man}
-#%{_libdir}/pkgconfig/xkbcomp.pc
+
+%files devel
+%defattr(-,root,root)
+%{_libdir}/pkgconfig/xkbcomp.pc
 
 %changelog