diff --git a/gmp.changes b/gmp.changes
index 21a04f0..dc5ea28 100644
--- a/gmp.changes
+++ b/gmp.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/gmp.spec b/gmp.spec
index 6ed196f..a0196bb 100644
--- a/gmp.spec
+++ b/gmp.spec
@@ -27,12 +27,9 @@ AutoReqProv:    on
 %ifarch ppc64
 Obsoletes:      gmp-64bit
 %endif
-%ifarch  %ix86 ppc
-Obsoletes:      gmp-32bit
-%endif
 #
 Version:        4.2.3
-Release:        9
+Release:        10
 Summary:        The GNU MP Library
 Url:            http://gmplib.org/
 Source:         gmp-%{version}.tar.bz2
@@ -60,9 +57,6 @@ AutoReqProv:    on
 %ifarch ppc64
 Obsoletes:      gmp-devel-64bit
 %endif
-%ifarch  %ix86 ppc
-Obsoletes:      gmp-devel-32bit
-%endif
 #
 PreReq:         %install_info_prereq
 
@@ -156,6 +150,9 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 /usr/include/gmpxx.h
 
 %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)
 * Mon Aug 04 2008 rguenther@suse.de