diff --git a/ghc-rpm-macros.spec b/ghc-rpm-macros.spec
index c1f71c2..952ef97 100644
--- a/ghc-rpm-macros.spec
+++ b/ghc-rpm-macros.spec
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #%%global without_hscolour 1
 
 Name:           ghc-rpm-macros
-Version:        1.8.3
+Version:        1.8.4
 Release:        1%{?dist}
 Summary:        RPM macros for building Haskell packages for GHC
 
@@ -162,6 +162,10 @@ EOF
 
 
 %changelog
+* Sun Jan 28 2018 Jens Petersen <petersen@redhat.com> - 1.8.4-1
+- make the recent dynlib packaging changes conditional on _ghcdynlibdir
+- temporarily disable _ghcdynlibdir for Rawhide
+
 * Thu Jan 25 2018 Jens Petersen <petersen@redhat.com> - 1.8.3-1
 - remove "-z defs" from LDFLAGS since it breaks linking with ghc (see #1535422)
 
diff --git a/macros.ghc b/macros.ghc
index 7872201..4cecaf8 100644
--- a/macros.ghc
+++ b/macros.ghc
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ export CFLAGS\
 %global _hardened_ldflags %{nil}\
 LDFLAGS="${LDFLAGS:-$(echo %{?__global_ldflags} | sed -e 's/-Wl,-z,defs//')}"; export LDFLAGS\
 %cabal --version\
-%cabal configure --prefix=%{_prefix} --libdir=%{_libdir} --docdir=%{_ghcdocdir} --libsubdir='$compiler/$pkgkey' --datasubdir='$pkgid' --ghc --dynlibdir=%{_ghcdynlibdir} %{!?ghc_without_dynamic:--enable-executable-dynamic} %{?with_tests:--enable-tests} %{?ghc_subpackaging:--user}%{!?ghc_subpackaging:--global} --ghc-options="${CFLAGS:+$(echo ' '$CFLAGS | sed -e 's/ / -optc/g')} ${LDFLAGS:+$(echo ' '$LDFLAGS | sed -e 's/ / -optl/g')}" %{?cabal_configure_options} $cabal_configure_extra_options
+%cabal configure --prefix=%{_prefix} --libdir=%{_libdir} --docdir=%{_ghcdocdir} --libsubdir='$compiler/$pkgkey' --datasubdir='$pkgid' --ghc %{?_ghcdynlibdir:--dynlibdir=%{_ghcdynlibdir}} %{!?ghc_without_dynamic:--enable-executable-dynamic} %{?with_tests:--enable-tests} %{?ghc_subpackaging:--user}%{!?ghc_subpackaging:--global} --ghc-options="${CFLAGS:+$(echo ' '$CFLAGS | sed -e 's/ / -optc/g')} ${LDFLAGS:+$(echo ' '$LDFLAGS | sed -e 's/ / -optl/g')}" %{?cabal_configure_options} $cabal_configure_extra_options
 
 # install
 %cabal_install %cabal copy --destdir=%{buildroot} %{?cabal_install_options}
@@ -91,8 +91,15 @@ rm -f %{basepkg}.files %{basepkg}-devel.files\
 touch %{basepkg}.files %{basepkg}-devel.files\
 echo ${pkgconf} >> %{basepkg}-devel.files\
 if [ -d "%{buildroot}${pkgdir}" ]; then\
+%if %{defined _ghcdynlibdir}\
 echo "%%attr(755,root,root) %{_ghcdynlibdir}/libHS%{pkgnamever}-*ghc%{ghc_version}.so" >> %{basepkg}.files\
 echo "${pkgdir}" >> %{basepkg}-devel.files\
+%else\
+echo "%%dir ${pkgdir}" >> %{basepkg}.files\
+echo "%%attr(755,root,root) ${pkgdir}/libHS*-ghc%{ghc_version}.so" >> %{basepkg}.files\
+find %{buildroot}${pkgdir} -mindepth 1 -type d | sed "s/^/%dir /" >> %{basepkg}-devel.files\
+find %{buildroot}${pkgdir} ! \\( -type d -o -name "libHS*.so" \\) >> %{basepkg}-devel.files\
+%endif\
 fi\
 if [ -d "%{buildroot}%{docdir}" ]; then\
 echo "%{docdir}" >> %{basepkg}-devel.files\
diff --git a/macros.ghc-extra b/macros.ghc-extra
index 1ca77e6..64c5c63 100644
--- a/macros.ghc-extra
+++ b/macros.ghc-extra
@@ -45,10 +45,12 @@ Requires:       %{ghc_prefix}-%{pkgname}%{?_isa} = %{pkgver}-%{release}\
 %description -n %{basepkg}-devel\
 This package provides the Haskell %{pkgname} library development files.\
 \
+%if %{defined _ghcdynlibdir}\
 %post -n %{basepkg} -p /sbin/ldconfig\
 \
 %postun -n %{basepkg} -p /sbin/ldconfig\
 \
+%endif\
 %post -n %{basepkg}-devel\
 %ghc_pkg_recache\
 \
diff --git a/macros.ghc-os b/macros.ghc-os
index e6ac90c..4b77e16 100644
--- a/macros.ghc-os
+++ b/macros.ghc-os
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 %_ghcdocdir %{_ghclicensedir}/%{name}
 
-%_ghcdynlibdir %{_libdir}
+# disable for ghc-8.0 for now
+#%%_ghcdynlibdir %{_libdir}
 
 %cabal_install_options -v