diff --git a/baselibs.conf b/baselibs.conf
index c2c4297..166beb0 100644
--- a/baselibs.conf
+++ b/baselibs.conf
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 libgcrypt20
   obsoletes "libgcrypt-<targettype> <= <version>"
   provides "libgcrypt-<targettype> = <version>"
+libgcrypt20-hmac
 libgcrypt-devel
  requires -libgcrypt-<targettype>
  requires "libgcrypt20-<targettype> = <version>"
diff --git a/libgcrypt.changes b/libgcrypt.changes
index 3e19de1..571f1b2 100644
--- a/libgcrypt.changes
+++ b/libgcrypt.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Aug 12 07:43:19 UTC 2014 - meissner@suse.com
+
+- split off the -hmac package that contains the checksums
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon May 26 12:05:17 UTC 2014 - meissner@suse.com
 
diff --git a/libgcrypt.spec b/libgcrypt.spec
index 1f5e8a5..acee48a 100644
--- a/libgcrypt.spec
+++ b/libgcrypt.spec
@@ -83,6 +83,16 @@ Group:          Development/Libraries/C and C++
 Libgcrypt is a general purpose crypto library based on the code used in
 GnuPG (alpha version).
 
+%package -n %{libsoname}-hmac
+Summary:        HMAC checksums for the GNU Crypto Library
+License:        GPL-2.0+ and LGPL-2.1+
+Group:          Development/Libraries/C and C++
+
+%description -n %{libsoname}-hmac
+Libgcrypt is a general purpose crypto library based on the code used in
+GnuPG (alpha version). This package contains the HMAC checksum files
+for integrity checking the library, as required by FIPS 140-2.
+
 %package devel
 Summary:        The GNU Crypto Library
 License:        GFDL-1.1 and GPL-2.0+ and LGPL-2.1+ and MIT
@@ -216,6 +226,9 @@ rm %{buildroot}%{_libdir}/%{name}.la
 %defattr(-,root,root)
 %doc COPYING.LIB
 %{_libdir}/%{name}.so.*
+
+%files -n %{libsoname}-hmac
+%defattr(-,root,root)
 %if 0%{?build_hmac256}
 %{_libdir}/.libgcrypt.so.*.hmac
 %endif # %if 0%{?build_hmac256}
@@ -234,6 +247,7 @@ rm %{buildroot}%{_libdir}/%{name}.la
 %{_datadir}/aclocal/%{name}.m4
 
 %if 0%{?separate_hmac256_binary}
+
 %files hmac256
 %defattr(-,root,root)
 %endif # %if 0%{?separate_hmac256_binary}