diff --git a/srcpkgs/libsmbclient b/srcpkgs/libsmbclient
new file mode 120000
index 00000000000..cba1f39180b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/libsmbclient
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+samba
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/srcpkgs/samba/template b/srcpkgs/samba/template
index 3e1199b70c5..0531273eb39 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/samba/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/samba/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'samba'
 pkgname=samba
 version=4.14.12
-revision=3
+revision=4
 build_style=waf3
 build_helper="qemu"
 configure_script="buildtools/bin/waf"
@@ -190,6 +190,12 @@ samba-libs_package() {
 	}
 }
 
+libsmbclient_package() {
+	short_desc+=" - samba libs (transition)"
+	depends="samba-libs>=${version}_1"
+	build_style=meta
+}
+
 samba-devel_package() {
 	depends="samba-libs>=${version}_${revision}
 	 ${sourcepkg}>=${version}_${revision}"