diff --git a/dpkg-archive_tar_format_gnu.patch b/dpkg-archive_tar_format_gnu.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bb7c472
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dpkg-archive_tar_format_gnu.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+From: Jan Blunck <jblunck@infradead.org>
+Subject: Make Dpkg::Source::Archive use tar --format=gnu
+
+Some versions of tar (specifically on openSUSE 12.2) have different default
+tar format. So lets explicitly instruct Dpkg::Source::Archive to create the
+gnu tar format.
+
+http://anonscm.debian.org/gitweb/?p=dpkg/dpkg.git;h=3f0c739bff65e6167cc91626fa77145247560fda
+
+Signed-off-by: Jan Blunck <jblunck@infradead.org>
+
+Index: dpkg-1.16.10/scripts/Dpkg/Source/Archive.pm
+===================================================================
+--- dpkg-1.16.10.orig/scripts/Dpkg/Source/Archive.pm
++++ dpkg-1.16.10/scripts/Dpkg/Source/Archive.pm
+@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ sub create {
+     # Call tar creation process
+     $spawn_opts{"delete_env"} = [ "TAR_OPTIONS" ];
+     $spawn_opts{'exec'} = [ 'tar', '--null', '-T', '-', '--numeric-owner',
+-                            '--owner', '0', '--group', '0',
++                            '--owner', '0', '--group', '0', '--format=gnu',
+                             @{$opts{"options"}}, '-cf', '-' ];
+     *$self->{"pid"} = spawn(%spawn_opts);
+     *$self->{"cwd"} = getcwd();
diff --git a/dpkg-ppc64le.diff b/dpkg-ppc64le.diff
index 4be1b66..ad56b1a 100644
--- a/dpkg-ppc64le.diff
+++ b/dpkg-ppc64le.diff
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Index: dpkg-1.16.10/cputable
  mipsel		mipsel		mipsel			32	little
  powerpc		powerpc		(powerpc|ppc)		32	big
  ppc64		powerpc64	(powerpc|ppc)64		64	big
-+ppc64le		powerpc64le	(powerpc|ppc)64le	64	little
++ppc64el		powerpc64le	(powerpc|ppc)64le	64	little
  s390		s390		s390			32	big
  s390x		s390x		s390x			64	big
  sh3		sh3		sh3			32	little
diff --git a/dpkg.changes b/dpkg.changes
index 3c07c4e..dea0f39 100644
--- a/dpkg.changes
+++ b/dpkg.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Aug 25 13:35:42 UTC 2014 - jblunck@infradead.org
+
+- Add dpkg-archive_tar_format_gnu.patch: Make Dpkg::Source::Archive use tar --format=gnu
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sat Aug 23 19:02:35 UTC 2014 - dvlaeev@suse.com
+
+- Update pkg-ppc64le.diff to fix Debian name for ppc64le
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon May 12 13:58:18 UTC 2014 - tchvatal@suse.com
 
diff --git a/dpkg.spec b/dpkg.spec
index 4bc871a..c548c60 100644
--- a/dpkg.spec
+++ b/dpkg.spec
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ Patch4:         dpkg-old-File-Path.patch
 Patch5:         dpkg-old-Test-More.patch
 Patch6:         dpkg-sparc.diff
 Patch7:         dpkg-ppc64le.diff
+Patch8:         dpkg-archive_tar_format_gnu.patch
 BuildRequires:  gcc-c++
 BuildRequires:  libselinux-devel
 %define use_selinux 1
@@ -119,6 +120,9 @@ Provides translations to the package %{name}
 %endif
 %patch6 -p1
 %patch7 -p1
+%if 0%{?suse_version} >= 1220
+%patch8 -p1
+%endif
 
 %build
 export CFLAGS="%{optflags}"