diff --git a/plocate.spec b/plocate.spec
index 8139dfc..e5e6c9a 100644
--- a/plocate.spec
+++ b/plocate.spec
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ BuildRequires:  libatomic
 # have been ironed out. Thus, we only allow one or the other to be
 # installed.
 Conflicts:      mlocate
+Provides:       locate
 
 %description
 plocate is a locate(1) based on posting lists, giving much faster