diff --git a/cracklib.changes b/cracklib.changes
index 5b4f194..a6fc6f5 100644
--- a/cracklib.changes
+++ b/cracklib.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Dec 10 12:34:56 CET 2008 - olh@suse.de
+
+- use Obsoletes: -XXbit only for ppc64 to help solver during distupgrade
+  (bnc#437293)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Nov 21 12:53:33 CET 2008 - mc@suse.de
 
diff --git a/cracklib.spec b/cracklib.spec
index 696f5b1..62b6fe6 100644
--- a/cracklib.spec
+++ b/cracklib.spec
@@ -28,12 +28,9 @@ AutoReqProv:    on
 %ifarch ppc64
 Obsoletes:      cracklib-64bit
 %endif
-%ifarch  %ix86 ppc
-Obsoletes:      cracklib-32bit
-%endif
 #
 Version:        2.8.12
-Release:        54
+Release:        55
 Requires:       cracklib-dict
 Summary:        Full Dictionary for cracklib
 Source:         http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/cracklib/cracklib-%{version}.tar.bz2
@@ -163,6 +160,9 @@ ln -sf %{_datadir}/cracklib/pw_dict.pwi $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/lib/cracklib_dict.pw
 %{_datadir}/cracklib/pw_dict.pwi
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Dec 10 2008 olh@suse.de
+- use Obsoletes: -XXbit only for ppc64 to help solver during distupgrade
+  (bnc#437293)
 * Fri Nov 21 2008 mc@suse.de
 - update translations
 * Wed Nov 05 2008 mc@suse.de