diff --git a/aspell.changes b/aspell.changes
index debc6fd..247181e 100644
--- a/aspell.changes
+++ b/aspell.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Oct 30 12:34:56 CET 2008 - olh@suse.de
+
+- obsolete old -XXbit packages (bnc#437293)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Sep  9 14:13:33 CEST 2008 - pgajdos@suse.cz
 
diff --git a/aspell.spec b/aspell.spec
index a8b0c80..8cf941c 100644
--- a/aspell.spec
+++ b/aspell.spec
@@ -27,8 +27,16 @@ Recommends:     aspell-en
 Obsoletes:      pspell
 PreReq:         %install_info_prereq
 AutoReqProv:    on
+# bug437293
+%ifarch ppc64
+Obsoletes:      aspell-64bit
+%endif
+%ifarch  %ix86 ppc
+Obsoletes:      aspell-32bit
+%endif
+#
 Version:        0.60.6
-Release:        23
+Release:        24
 Summary:        A Free and Open Source Spell Checker
 Url:            http://aspell.net/
 Source:         aspell-%{version}.tar.bz2
@@ -179,6 +187,8 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %{_bindir}/ispell
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Oct 30 2008 olh@suse.de
+- obsolete old -XXbit packages (bnc#437293)
 * Tue Sep 09 2008 pgajdos@suse.cz
 - created aspell-ispell subpackage [bnc#165023]
 * Fri Jul 25 2008 lmichnovic@suse.cz