diff --git a/fontconfig.changes b/fontconfig.changes
index 2c250e3..2f59063 100644
--- a/fontconfig.changes
+++ b/fontconfig.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)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Nov 24 12:34:56 CET 2008 - olh@suse.de
 
diff --git a/fontconfig.spec b/fontconfig.spec
index b57b36c..990958e 100644
--- a/fontconfig.spec
+++ b/fontconfig.spec
@@ -33,12 +33,9 @@ AutoReqProv:    on
 %ifarch ppc64
 Obsoletes:      fontconfig-64bit
 %endif
-%ifarch  %ix86 ppc
-Obsoletes:      fontconfig-32bit
-%endif
 Requires:       bash
 Version:        2.6.0
-Release:        7
+Release:        8
 Summary:        Library for Font Configuration
 # CVS can be found here: (CVS is gone, fontconfig uses git now).
 # $ cvs -d :pserver:anoncvs@pdx.freedesktop.org:/cvs/fontconfig login
@@ -106,9 +103,6 @@ Summary:        Include Files and Libraries mandatory for Development.
 %ifarch ppc64
 Obsoletes:      fontconfig-devel-64bit
 %endif
-%ifarch  %ix86 ppc
-Obsoletes:      fontconfig-devel-32bit
-%endif
 
 %description devel
 This package countains all include files, libraries, configuration
@@ -264,6 +258,9 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %{_includedir}/fontconfig/
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Dec 10 2008 olh@suse.de
+- use Obsoletes: -XXbit only for ppc64 to help solver during distupgrade
+  (bnc#437293)
 * Mon Nov 24 2008 olh@suse.de
 - obsolete old -XXbit packages (bnc#437293, bnc#439840)
 * Fri Nov 07 2008 mfabian@suse.de