diff --git a/gettext.spec b/gettext.spec
index c605253..5fd5ac3 100644
--- a/gettext.spec
+++ b/gettext.spec
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 Summary: GNU libraries and utilities for producing multi-lingual messages
 Name: gettext
 Version: 0.19.8.1
-Release: 3%{?dist}
+Release: 4%{?dist}
 License: GPLv3+ and LGPLv2+
 Group: Development/Tools
 URL: http://www.gnu.org/software/gettext/
@@ -135,6 +135,14 @@ Obsoletes: emacs-%{name}-el < %{version}-%{release}
 %description -n emacs-%{name}
 This package provides a major mode for editing po files within GNU Emacs.
 
+%package msghack
+Summary: Alter PO files in ways
+BuildArch: noarch
+
+%description msghack
+This program can be used to alter .po files in ways no sane mind would
+think about.
+
 
 %prep
 %autosetup -n %{name}-%{tarversion} -S git
@@ -286,8 +294,10 @@ fi
 %{_bindir}/*
 %exclude %{_bindir}/autopoint
 %exclude %{_bindir}/gettextize
+%exclude %{_bindir}/msghack
 %{_infodir}/gettext*
 %exclude %{_mandir}/man1/autopoint.1*
+%exclude %{_mandir}/man1/msghack.1*
 %{_mandir}/man1/*
 %{_libdir}/%{name}
 %if %{with java}
@@ -342,7 +352,14 @@ fi
 %{_emacs_sitelispdir}/%{name}/*.el
 %{_emacs_sitestartdir}/*.el
 
+%files msghack
+%{_bindir}/msghack
+%{_mandir}/man1/msghack.1*
+
 %changelog
+* Fri Dec 16 2016 Petr Šabata <contyk@redhat.com> - 0.19.8.1-4
+- Subpackage msghack so that gettext doesn't depend on python
+
 * Tue Nov 29 2016 Pavel Raiskup <praiskup@redhat.com> - 0.19.8.1-3
 - devel subpackage to Require 'xz' (rhbz#1399270)