diff --git a/e2fsprogs.changes b/e2fsprogs.changes
index 7c0a642..64cd3ee 100644
--- a/e2fsprogs.changes
+++ b/e2fsprogs.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Jan 13 12:34:56 CET 2009 - olh@suse.de
+
+- obsolete old -XXbit packages (bnc#437293)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Dec  4 17:52:22 CET 2008 - mkoenig@suse.de
 
diff --git a/e2fsprogs.spec b/e2fsprogs.spec
index 7dcb91c..c5b763d 100644
--- a/e2fsprogs.spec
+++ b/e2fsprogs.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package e2fsprogs (Version 1.41.1)
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2008 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2009 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -26,8 +26,13 @@ Group:          System/Filesystems
 Supplements:    filesystem(ext2) filesystem(ext3)
 PreReq:         %install_info_prereq
 AutoReqProv:    on
+# bug437293
+%ifarch ppc64
+Obsoletes:      e2fsprogs-64bit
+%endif
+#
 Version:        1.41.1
-Release:        12
+Release:        13
 Summary:        Utilities for the Second Extended File System
 Url:            http://e2fsprogs.sourceforge.net
 Source:         %{name}-%{version}.tar.bz2
@@ -73,6 +78,11 @@ License:        GPL v2 or later
 Summary:        Dummy development package
 Group:          Development/Libraries/C and C++
 AutoReqProv:    on
+# bug437293
+%ifarch ppc64
+Obsoletes:      e2fsprogs-devel-64bit
+%endif
+#
 Requires:       libext2fs-devel = %version libblkid-devel = %version libuuid-devel = %version
 
 %description devel
@@ -122,6 +132,12 @@ Authors:
 License:        GPL v2 or later
 Summary:        E2fsprogs error reporting library
 Group:          System/Filesystems
+# bug437293
+%ifarch ppc64
+Obsoletes:      libcom_err-64bit
+Obsoletes:      libcom_err2-64bit
+%endif
+#
 Provides:       libcom_err = %{version}
 Obsoletes:      libcom_err <= 1.40
 AutoReqProv:    on
@@ -141,6 +157,11 @@ License:        GPL v2 or later
 Summary:        Development files for libcom_err
 Group:          Development/Libraries/C and C++
 AutoReqProv:    on
+# bug437293
+%ifarch ppc64
+Obsoletes:      libcom_err-devel-64bit
+%endif
+#
 Requires:       libcom_err2 = %version
 
 %description -n libcom_err-devel
@@ -472,6 +493,8 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %{_mandir}/man3/com_err.3.gz
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Jan 13 2009 olh@suse.de
+- obsolete old -XXbit packages (bnc#437293)
 * Thu Dec 04 2008 mkoenig@suse.de
 - send bootsplash messages in one write call
 * Tue Oct 28 2008 mkoenig@suse.de