diff --git a/gawk.changes b/gawk.changes
index 71216b1..9906c28 100644
--- a/gawk.changes
+++ b/gawk.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Apr 10 07:39:22 UTC 2017 - josef.moellers@suse.com
+
+- Added an explicit rpmlint rule to keep one file (gawkapi.h)
+  from requiring a separate package.
+  [+gawk.rpmlintrc]
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Sep  5 20:27:40 UTC 2016 - astieger@suse.com
 
diff --git a/gawk.rpmlintrc b/gawk.rpmlintrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eb4daa3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gawk.rpmlintrc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+addFilter("E: devel-file-in-non-devel-package")
diff --git a/gawk.spec b/gawk.spec
index 2a7ee5a..c5b812d 100644
--- a/gawk.spec
+++ b/gawk.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package gawk
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2016 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2017 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ Url:            http://www.gnu.org/software/gawk/
 Source:         http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/%{name}/%{name}-%{version}.tar.xz
 Source2:        http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/%{name}/%{name}-%{version}.tar.xz.sig
 Source3:        http://savannah.gnu.org/people/viewgpg.php?user_id=80653#/gawk.keyring
+Source4:        gawk.rpmlintrc
 Patch1:         gawk_ppc64le_ignore_transient_test_time_failure.patch
 BuildRequires:  update-alternatives
 Requires(post): %{install_info_prereq}