diff --git a/giflib.changes b/giflib.changes
index aa0f671..e2b3c28 100644
--- a/giflib.changes
+++ b/giflib.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/giflib.spec b/giflib.spec
index 28888c6..d826f6b 100644
--- a/giflib.spec
+++ b/giflib.spec
@@ -28,12 +28,9 @@ AutoReqProv:    on
 %ifarch ppc64
 Obsoletes:      giflib-64bit
 %endif
-%ifarch  %ix86 ppc
-Obsoletes:      giflib-32bit
-%endif
 #
 Version:        4.1.6
-Release:        9
+Release:        10
 Summary:        A Library for Working with GIF Images
 Provides:       libungif
 %ifarch ia64 x86_64 s390x ppc64
@@ -83,9 +80,6 @@ Requires:       %name = %version
 %ifarch ppc64
 Obsoletes:      giflib-devel-64bit
 %endif
-%ifarch  %ix86 ppc
-Obsoletes:      giflib-devel-32bit
-%endif
 #
 
 %description devel
@@ -137,6 +131,9 @@ find doc -name "Makefile*" -print -delete
 /usr/bin/*
 
 %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)
 * Sat Aug 30 2008 crrodriguez@suse.de