diff --git a/packages/libmagic/namespaced/Api.Magic.pp b/packages/libmagic/namespaced/Api.Magic.pp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1263384dbe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/libmagic/namespaced/Api.Magic.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+unit Api.Magic;
+{$DEFINE FPC_DOTTEDUNITS}
+{$i libmagic.pp}
diff --git a/packages/libmagic/namespaces.lst b/packages/libmagic/namespaces.lst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c24d24025c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/libmagic/namespaces.lst
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+src/libmagic.pp=namespaced/Api.Magic.pp
+{s*:src/}=namespaced/
+{i+:src/}
diff --git a/packages/libmagic/src/libmagic.pp b/packages/libmagic/src/libmagic.pp
index 20860ab5cb..a5397d3aed 100644
--- a/packages/libmagic/src/libmagic.pp
+++ b/packages/libmagic/src/libmagic.pp
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@
     MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
 }
 
+{$IFNDEF FPC_DOTTEDUNITS}
 unit libmagic;
+{$ENDIF FPC_DOTTEDUNITS}
 
 {$IFDEF FPC}
  {$MODE OBJFPC}