diff --git a/net-tools.spec b/net-tools.spec
index 41bb32b..24881a6 100644
--- a/net-tools.spec
+++ b/net-tools.spec
@@ -82,19 +82,32 @@ Patch84: net-tools-1.60-deb-large-indexes.patch
 
 Patch85: net-tools-1.60-alt-iptunnel-includes.patch
 
+%description
+This package contains the traditional networking tools. If you
+for some reason need obsolete tools (like ifconfig), they are
+in the %name-compat subpackage.
+
+%package compat
+Summary: Obsolete networking tools (for pre-2.4 kernels)
+Group: System/Configuration/Networking
 # due to hostname
 Requires: coreutils >= 0:5.3.1-alt0.2
-
 # due to resolve
 Requires: hostinfo >= 0:2.2-alt2
-
 # due to mii-tool and ether-wake
 Requires: ethtool >= 1:2.6.33, etherwake
 
-%description
-This package contains the traditional tools needed for setting up
-networking: ethers, route and others.
-Most of them are obsolete.  For replacement check iproute2 package.
+%description compat
+These tools are obsolete (use iproute2 package for replacement),
+but may still be used by some old systems. Do not install unless
+you really need them.
+
+%package doc
+Summary: Documentation for %name
+Group: System/Configuration/Networking
+
+%description doc
+%summary
 
 %prep
 %setup -q
@@ -205,12 +218,39 @@ rm -r %buildroot%_mandir/*_*
 #find_lang --with-man '[a-z-]\+' --output %name.lang
 %find_lang %name
 
-%files -f %name.lang
-/bin/*
-/sbin/*
-%_mandir/man?/*
+%files
+/bin/arp
+/sbin/arp
+/bin/netstat
+%_man5dir/ethers.5*
+%_man8dir/arp.8*
+%_man8dir/netstat.8*
+
+# do we really need these translations?
+%files doc -f %name.lang
 %doc README* TODO
 
+%files compat
+/bin/ifconfig
+/bin/route
+/sbin/ifconfig
+/sbin/ipmaddr
+/sbin/iptunnel
+/sbin/mii-tool
+/sbin/nameif
+/sbin/plipconfig
+/sbin/route
+/sbin/slattach
+%_man8dir/ifconfig.8.xz
+%_man8dir/ipmaddr.8.xz
+%_man8dir/iptunnel.8.xz
+%_man8dir/mii-tool.8.xz
+%_man8dir/nameif.8.xz
+%_man8dir/plipconfig.8.xz
+%_man8dir/route.8.xz
+%_man8dir/slattach.8.xz
+
+
 %changelog
 * Fri Jun 23 2017 Aleksei Nikiforov <darktemplar@altlinux.org> 1.60-alt19
 - Update to build with recent glibc headers