diff --git a/ghc-rpm-macros.spec b/ghc-rpm-macros.spec
index fdf4d20..65c9966 100644
--- a/ghc-rpm-macros.spec
+++ b/ghc-rpm-macros.spec
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@
 #%%global without_hscolour 1
 
 Name:           ghc-rpm-macros
-Version:        1.6.9
-Release:        8%{?dist}
+Version:        1.6.10
+Release:        1%{?dist}
 Summary:        RPM macros for building Haskell packages for GHC
 
 License:        GPLv3+
@@ -146,6 +146,9 @@ EOF
 
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Oct 26 2016 Jens Petersen <petersen@redhat.com> - 1.6.10-1
+- make ghc_lib_subpackage backward compatible with older 2 args form
+
 * Mon Oct 17 2016 Jens Petersen <petersen@redhat.com> - 1.6.9-8
 - disable dynlinking on armv7hl too
 
diff --git a/macros.ghc-extra b/macros.ghc-extra
index 7aa80c0..c5cdafc 100644
--- a/macros.ghc-extra
+++ b/macros.ghc-extra
@@ -1,16 +1,17 @@
 # RPM Macros for packaging Haskell packages with multiple libs  -*-rpm-spec-*-
 
 # ghc_lib_subpackage [-c cdepslist] [-l licensetag] [-x] [name-version]
+# for backward compat also support: ghc_lib_subpackage name version
 %ghc_lib_subpackage(c:l:x)\
-%define pkgname %{lua:\
+%define pkgname %{?2:%{1}}%{!?2:%{lua:\
 local pv = rpm.expand("%1")\
 local _, _, name = string.find(pv, "^([%a-]+)-")\
 print(name)\
-}\
-%define pkgver %{lua:\
+}}\
+%define pkgver %{?2}%{!?2:%{lua:\
 local pv = rpm.expand("%1")\
 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}\