diff --git a/ghc-rpm-macros.ghc b/ghc-rpm-macros.ghc
index d5f45ed..13879bf 100644
--- a/ghc-rpm-macros.ghc
+++ b/ghc-rpm-macros.ghc
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ install --mode=0644 %{pkgnamever}.conf %{buildroot}%{ghclibdir}/package.conf.d\
 %ghc_devel_requires Requires:       ghc-compiler = %{ghc_version}\
 Requires(post): ghc-compiler = %{ghc_version}\
 Requires(postun): ghc-compiler = %{ghc_version}\
-%if %{undefined ghc_without_shared}\
+%if %{undefined ghc_without_shared} && 0%{!?-m:1}\
 Requires:       ghc-%{?pkg_name}%{!?pkg_name:%{pkgname}} = %{?pkgver}%{!?pkgver:%{version}}-%{release}\
 %endif
 
@@ -179,8 +179,9 @@ This package provides the shared library.\
 %ghc_devel_files\
 %{nil}
 
-# ghc_devel_package [-c cdepslist] [-h pkgdepslist] [-l licensetag] [name] [version]
-%ghc_devel_package(c:h:l:)\
+# ghc_devel_package [-c cdepslist] [-h pkgdepslist] [-l licensetag] [-m] [name] [version]
+#  -m : meta-package
+%ghc_devel_package(c:h:l:m)\
 %define pkgname %{?1}%{!?1:%{pkg_name}}\
 %define pkgver %{?2}%{!?2:%{version}}\
 %define basepkg ghc-%{pkgname}\
diff --git a/ghc-rpm-macros.spec b/ghc-rpm-macros.spec
index 06c9bb9..f23cdd3 100644
--- a/ghc-rpm-macros.spec
+++ b/ghc-rpm-macros.spec
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 %global macros_file %{_sysconfdir}/rpm/macros.ghc
 
 Name:           ghc-rpm-macros
-Version:        0.95
+Version:        0.95.1
 Release:        1%{?dist}
 Summary:        Macros for building packages for GHC
 
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ EOF
 
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Jun  8 2012 Jens Petersen <petersen@redhat.com> - 0.95.1-1
+- add a meta-package option to ghc_devel_package and use in ghc_devel_requires
+
 * Thu Jun  7 2012 Jens Petersen <petersen@redhat.com> - 0.95-1
 - let ghc_bin_install take an arg to disable implicit stripping for subpackages