diff --git a/include/Makefile.am b/include/Makefile.am
index 5f38f6ac6d..cb28a2d6c9 100644
--- a/include/Makefile.am
+++ b/include/Makefile.am
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ USER_H = \
 	libuutil.h \
 	libuutil_common.h \
 	libuutil_impl.h \
+	libzdb.h \
 	libzfs.h \
 	libzfs_core.h \
 	libzfsbootenv.h \
diff --git a/lib/libzdb/Makefile.am b/lib/libzdb/Makefile.am
index 6377299425..5e070db632 100644
--- a/lib/libzdb/Makefile.am
+++ b/lib/libzdb/Makefile.am
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@ libzdb_la_CFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS) $(KERNEL_CFLAGS) $(LIBRARY_CFLAGS)
 
 noinst_LTLIBRARIES += libzdb.la
 
-nodist_libzdb_la_SOURCES = \
+libzdb_la_SOURCES = \
 	%D%/libzdb.c
diff --git a/rpm/generic/zfs.spec.in b/rpm/generic/zfs.spec.in
index 2e89abd0ed..6e6c9ab6a7 100644
--- a/rpm/generic/zfs.spec.in
+++ b/rpm/generic/zfs.spec.in
@@ -167,6 +167,21 @@ for managing zpools
 %postun -n libzpool5 -p /sbin/ldconfig
 %endif
 
+%package -n libzdb1
+Summary:        ZDB library
+Group:          System Environment/Kernel
+
+%description -n libzdb1
+This package contains the zdb library, which is an unstable
+library exposing the innards of zdb.
+
+%if %{defined ldconfig_scriptlets}
+%ldconfig_scriptlets -n libzdb1
+%else
+%post -n libzdb1 -p /sbin/ldconfig
+%postun -n libzdb1 -p /sbin/ldconfig
+%endif
+
 %package -n libnvpair3
 Summary:        Solaris name-value library for Linux
 Group:          System Environment/Kernel