diff --git a/gdb.changes b/gdb.changes
index fb03cc1..ee18760 100644
--- a/gdb.changes
+++ b/gdb.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 Nov 20 16:33:45 CET 2008 - schwab@suse.de
 
diff --git a/gdb.spec b/gdb.spec
index c8dd164..6059b93 100644
--- a/gdb.spec
+++ b/gdb.spec
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 Name:           gdb
 Summary:        The GNU Debugger
 Version:        6.8.50.20081120
-Release:        1
+Release:        2
 BuildRequires:  bison dejagnu flex gcc-c++ gcc-fortran gcc-java gcc-objc python-devel readline-devel zlib-devel
 %if 0%{?suse_version} > 1020
 BuildRequires:  libexpat-devel
@@ -40,9 +40,6 @@ AutoReqProv:    on
 %ifarch ppc64
 Obsoletes:      gdb-64bit
 %endif
-%ifarch  %ix86 ppc
-Obsoletes:      gdb-32bit
-%endif
 PreReq:         %{install_info_prereq}
 %define sss -cvs
 Source:         gdb-%{version}%{sss}.tar.bz2
@@ -207,6 +204,9 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %endif
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Dec 10 2008 olh@suse.de
+- use Obsoletes: -XXbit only for ppc64 to help solver during distupgrade
+  (bnc#437293)
 * Thu Nov 20 2008 schwab@suse.de
 - Update to head of trunk.
 - Don't lose running state of the inferior.