diff --git a/qpid-proton.spec b/qpid-proton.spec
index 9098221..161e195 100644
--- a/qpid-proton.spec
+++ b/qpid-proton.spec
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 %global proton_datadir %{_datadir}/proton
+%global gem_name qpid_proton
 %global __cmake_in_source_build 1
 
 %global __provides_exclude_from ^%{proton_datadir}/examples/.*$