diff --git a/freetype2.changes b/freetype2.changes
index fd33bc7..35538d4 100644
--- a/freetype2.changes
+++ b/freetype2.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)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Nov 05 16:58:22 CET 2008 - mfabian@suse.de
 
diff --git a/freetype2.spec b/freetype2.spec
index 89929ff..3afeed2 100644
--- a/freetype2.spec
+++ b/freetype2.spec
@@ -27,12 +27,9 @@ AutoReqProv:    on
 %ifarch ppc64
 Obsoletes:      freetype2-64bit
 %endif
-%ifarch  %ix86 ppc
-Obsoletes:      freetype2-32bit
-%endif
 #
 Version:        2.3.7
-Release:        23
+Release:        24
 Url:            http://www.freetype.org
 Summary:        A TrueType Font Library
 # CVS repository:
@@ -76,9 +73,6 @@ Requires:       %{name} = %{version}, zlib-devel
 %ifarch ppc64
 Obsoletes:      freetype2-devel-64bit
 %endif
-%ifarch  %ix86 ppc
-Obsoletes:      freetype2-devel-32bit
-%endif
 #
 
 %description devel
@@ -169,6 +163,9 @@ make prefix=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr libdir=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_libdir} install
 /usr/share/aclocal/*
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Dec 10 2008 olh@suse.de
+- use Obsoletes: -XXbit only for ppc64 to help solver during distupgrade
+  (bnc#437293)
 * Wed Nov 05 2008 mfabian@suse.de
 - bnc#441638: use fix from upstream CVS to fix the return value
   of FT_Get_TrueType_Engine_Type (and make it work as documented).
diff --git a/ft2demos.spec b/ft2demos.spec
index de5d444..ad534b1 100644
--- a/ft2demos.spec
+++ b/ft2demos.spec
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ AutoReqProv:    on
 Supplements:    fonts-config
 %endif
 Version:        2.3.7
-Release:        30
+Release:        31
 %define freetype_version %{version}
 Url:            http://www.freetype.org
 Summary:        Freetype2 Utilities and Demo Programs