diff --git a/baselibs.conf b/baselibs.conf
index 5c4e83e..d1321ac 100644
--- a/baselibs.conf
+++ b/baselibs.conf
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 libasm1
 libebl-plugins
-	obsoletes "libebl1-<targettype>"
-	provides "libebl1-<targettype>"
+	obsoletes "libebl-<targettype> < <version>"
+	provides "libebl-<targettype> = <version>"
+	obsoletes "libebl1-<targettype> < <version>"
+	provides "libebl1-<targettype> = <version>"
 libelf1
 	requires "libebl-plugins-<targettype> = <version>"
 libdw1
diff --git a/elfutils.changes b/elfutils.changes
index 9f6db32..989a62c 100644
--- a/elfutils.changes
+++ b/elfutils.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sat Aug 26 13:40:57 UTC 2017 - jengelh@inai.de
+
+- Restore obsolete on libebl.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Aug  1 11:41:15 UTC 2017 - jengelh@inai.de
 
diff --git a/elfutils.spec b/elfutils.spec
index 47b50ea..17e09d8 100644
--- a/elfutils.spec
+++ b/elfutils.spec
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ applications that require libasm.
 %package -n libebl-plugins
 Summary:        Architecture backends for libebl
 Group:          System/Libraries
+Provides:       libebl = %{version}-%{release}
+Obsoletes:      libebl < %{version}-%{release}
 Provides:       libebl1 = %{version}-%{release}
 Obsoletes:      libebl1 < %{version}-%{release}