diff --git a/fribidi.changes b/fribidi.changes
index 474ce2c..9cf2f4c 100644
--- a/fribidi.changes
+++ b/fribidi.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)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Oct 30 12:34:56 CET 2008 - olh@suse.de
 
diff --git a/fribidi.spec b/fribidi.spec
index e4f2b10..ff36178 100644
--- a/fribidi.spec
+++ b/fribidi.spec
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 Name:           fribidi
 Version:        0.10.9
-Release:        56
+Release:        57
 Summary:        Free Implementation of BiDi Algorithm
 License:        GPL v2 or later
 Group:          System/Libraries
@@ -30,9 +30,6 @@ AutoReqProv:    on
 %ifarch ppc64
 Obsoletes:      fribidi-64bit
 %endif
-%ifarch  %ix86 ppc
-Obsoletes:      fribidi-32bit
-%endif
 #
 Provides:       locale(ar;he)
 Source:         fribidi-%{version}.tar.bz2
@@ -108,6 +105,9 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %exclude %_libdir/lib*.la
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Dec 10 2008 olh@suse.de
+- use Obsoletes: -XXbit only for ppc64 to help solver during distupgrade
+  (bnc#437293)
 * Thu Oct 30 2008 olh@suse.de
 - obsolete old -XXbit packages (bnc#437293)
 * Thu Apr 10 2008 ro@suse.de
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
   "-fno-strict-aliasing".
 * Sat Jan 10 2004 adrian@suse.de
 - add %%run_ldconfig
-* Tue May 13 2003 nashif@suse.de
+* Mon May 12 2003 nashif@suse.de
 - package forgotten files
 * Sat Aug 10 2002 nashif@suse.de
 - added missing requires to devel package