diff --git a/ghc-rpm-macros.spec b/ghc-rpm-macros.spec
index 5838171..6520ad1 100644
--- a/ghc-rpm-macros.spec
+++ b/ghc-rpm-macros.spec
@@ -213,8 +213,9 @@ EOF
 
 %changelog
 * Wed Jun 24 2020 Jens Petersen <petersen@redhat.com> - 2.0.11-1
-- only add dynlib to file list if it exists
-  (this allows for metapkg subpackages)
+- handle meta subpackages:
+  - ghc_lib_subpackage -m
+  - only add dynlib to file-list if it exists
 
 * Thu Jun 18 2020 Jens Petersen <petersen@redhat.com> - 2.0.10-1
 - cabal-tweak script now output errors to stderr
diff --git a/macros.ghc-extra b/macros.ghc-extra
index 014b2de..54e9c75 100644
--- a/macros.ghc-extra
+++ b/macros.ghc-extra
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # RPM Macros for packaging Haskell packages with multiple libs  -*-rpm-spec-*-
 
-# ghc_lib_subpackage [-c cdepslist] [-d] [-l licensetag] [-x] [name-version]
+# ghc_lib_subpackage [-c cdepslist] [-d] [-l licensetag] [-m] [-x] [name-version]
 # for backward compat also support: ghc_lib_subpackage name version
-%ghc_lib_subpackage(c:dl:x)\
+%ghc_lib_subpackage(c:dl:mx)\
 %define pkgname %{?2:%{1}}%{!?2:%{lua:\
 local pv = rpm.expand("%1")\
 local _, _, name = string.find(pv, "^([%a%d-]+)-")\
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ print(string.sub(pv, string.find(pv, "[%d.]+$")))\
 %{!-x:%{?1:%global ghc_packages_list %{?ghc_packages_list} %{pkgname}-%{pkgver}}}\
 %define ghc_prefix %{?ghc_name}%{!?ghc_name:ghc}\
 %define basepkg %{ghc_prefix}-%{pkgname}\
+%if 0%{!-m:1}\
 %package -n %{basepkg}\
 Summary:        Haskell %{pkgname} library\
 %{?1:Version:        %{pkgver}}\
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ Url:            http://hackage.haskell.org/package/%{pkgname}\
 %description -n %{basepkg}\
 This package provides the Haskell %{pkgname} library.\
 \
+%endif\
 %package -n %{basepkg}-devel\
 Summary:        Haskell %{pkgname} library development files\
 %{?1:Version:        %{pkgver}}\
@@ -32,7 +34,9 @@ Summary:        Haskell %{pkgname} library development files\
 Provides:       %{basepkg}-static = %{pkgver}-%{release}\
 Provides:       %{basepkg}-static%{?_isa} = %{pkgver}-%{release}\
 Requires:       %{ghc_prefix}-compiler = %{ghc_version}%{?ghc_version_override:-%{release}}\
+%if 0%{!-m:1}\
 Requires:       %{ghc_prefix}-%{pkgname}%{?_isa} = %{pkgver}-%{release}\
+%endif\
 %{?ghc_pkg_c_deps:Requires:       %{ghc_pkg_c_deps}}\
 %{-c:Requires:       %{-c*}}\
 %{?ghc_pkg_obsoletes:Obsoletes:      %{ghc_pkg_obsoletes}}\
@@ -40,6 +44,7 @@ Requires:       %{ghc_prefix}-%{pkgname}%{?_isa} = %{pkgver}-%{release}\
 %description -n %{basepkg}-devel\
 This package provides the Haskell %{pkgname} library development files.\
 \
+%if 0%{!-m:1}\
 %if %{with haddock}\
 %package -n %{basepkg}-doc\
 Summary:        Haskell %{pkgname} library documentation\
@@ -65,7 +70,9 @@ This package provides the Haskell %{pkgname} profiling library.\
 \
 %files -n %{basepkg} -f %{!-d:%{pkgname}-%{pkgver}/}%{basepkg}.files\
 \
+%endif\
 %files -n %{basepkg}-devel -f %{!-d:%{pkgname}-%{pkgver}/}%{basepkg}-devel.files\
+%if 0%{!-m:1}\
 \
 %if %{with haddock}\
 %files -n %{basepkg}-doc -f %{!-d:%{pkgname}-%{pkgver}/}%{basepkg}-doc.files\
@@ -74,6 +81,7 @@ This package provides the Haskell %{pkgname} profiling library.\
 %if %{with ghc_prof}\
 %files -n %{basepkg}-prof -f %{!-d:%{pkgname}-%{pkgver}/}%{basepkg}-prof.files\
 %endif\
+%endif\
 %{nil}
 
 # ghc_libs_build [name-version] ...