diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index ed9a34d3..2f5e7a7b 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST = HACKING
 
 # Sample makepkg prototype files
 pkgdatadir = ${datadir}/${PACKAGE}
-dist_pkgdata_DATA = PKGBUILD.proto proto.install ChangeLog.proto
+dist_pkgdata_DATA = PKGBUILD.proto PKGBUILD-split.proto proto.install ChangeLog.proto
 
 # run the pactest test suite and vercmp tests
 check-local: pactest src/pacman src/util
diff --git a/PKGBUILD-split.proto b/PKGBUILD-split.proto
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..35fb22b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/PKGBUILD-split.proto
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+# This is an example of a PKGBUILD for splitting packages. Use this as a
+# start to creating your own, and remove these comments. For more information,
+# see 'man PKGBUILD'. NOTE: Please fill out the license field for your package!
+# If it is unknown, then please put 'unknown'.
+
+# Contributor: Your Name <youremail@domain.com>
+pkgname=('pkg1' 'pkg2')
+pkgver=VERSION
+pkgrel=1
+pkgdesc=""
+arch=()
+url=""
+license=('GPL')
+groups=()
+depends=()
+makedepends=()
+provides=()
+conflicts=()
+replaces=()
+backup=()
+options=()
+install=
+source=($pkgname-$pkgver.tar.gz)
+noextract=()
+md5sums=() #generate with 'makepkg -g'
+
+build() {
+  cd "$srcdir/$pkgname-$pkgver"
+  ./configure --prefix=/usr
+  make || return 1
+}
+
+package_pkg1() {
+  # options and directives that can be overridden
+  pkgdesc=""
+  license=()
+  groups=()
+  depends=()
+  optdepends=()
+  provides=()
+  conflicts=()
+  replaces=()
+  backup=()
+  options=()
+  install=
+
+  make DESTDIR="$pkgdir/" install-pkg1
+}
+
+package_pkg2() {
+  # options and directives overrides
+  pkgdesc=""
+
+  make DESTDIR="$pkgdir/" install-pkg2
+}