diff --git a/libtool.changes b/libtool.changes
index 8b62dca..d6f493a 100644
--- a/libtool.changes
+++ b/libtool.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Jan  7 12:34:56 CET 2009 - olh@suse.de
+
+- obsolete old -XXbit packages (bnc#437293)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sun Sep  7 10:11:40 CEST 2008 - schwab@suse.de
 
diff --git a/libtool.spec b/libtool.spec
index 275505d..d125328 100644
--- a/libtool.spec
+++ b/libtool.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package libtool (Version 2.2.6)
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2008 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2009 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -23,8 +23,13 @@ License:        GPL v2 or later
 Group:          Development/Tools/Building
 Summary:        A Tool to Build Shared Libraries
 Version:        2.2.6
-Release:        1
+Release:        2
 AutoReqProv:    on
+# bug437293
+%ifarch ppc64
+Obsoletes:      libtool-64bit
+%endif
+#
 PreReq:         %{install_info_prereq}
 Requires:       libltdl7 = %{version}
 Url:            http://www.gnu.org/software/libtool/
@@ -53,6 +58,11 @@ License:        GPL v2 or later
 Summary:        Libtool Runtime Library
 Group:          Development/Libraries/C and C++
 AutoReqProv:    on
+# bug437293
+%ifarch ppc64
+Obsoletes:      libtool-64bit
+%endif
+#
 
 %description -n libltdl7
 Library needed by programs that use the ltdl interface of GNU libtool.
@@ -119,6 +129,8 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %{_libdir}/libltdl.so.*
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Jan 07 2009 olh@suse.de
+- obsolete old -XXbit packages (bnc#437293)
 * Sun Sep 07 2008 schwab@suse.de
 - Update to libtool 2.2.6.
   * New features:
@@ -165,11 +177,11 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
   * Initial support for Interix newer than version 3.
   * Use getconf ARG_MAX to find the max command line length.
   * Bug Fixes.
-* Thu Jun 07 2007 schwab@suse.de
+* Wed Jun 06 2007 schwab@suse.de
 - Rename libltdl to libltdl-3.
 * Mon Sep 18 2006 schwab@suse.de
 - Remove build requires.
-* Wed May 24 2006 schwab@suse.de
+* Tue May 23 2006 schwab@suse.de
 - Fix dependency.
 * Fri Jan 27 2006 schwab@suse.de
 - Split off libtldl package.
@@ -205,7 +217,7 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 - Update to libtool 1.5.2.
 * Wed Oct 15 2003 schwab@suse.de
 - Make sure we get a full-featured libtool [#32356].
-* Fri Jul 04 2003 meissner@suse.de
+* Thu Jul 03 2003 meissner@suse.de
 - biarch fix for powerpc64-*linux*.
 * Fri Apr 25 2003 schwab@suse.de
 - Update to libtool 1.5.
@@ -230,7 +242,7 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
   LANG=de_DE). (extracted from libtool CVS)
 * Fri Jun 07 2002 schwab@suse.de
 - Fix for lib64.
-* Thu Jun 06 2002 schwab@suse.de
+* Wed Jun 05 2002 schwab@suse.de
 - Fix logic in ltmain.sh.
 * Mon Apr 15 2002 sf@suse.de
 - use pass_all in AC_DEPLIBS_CHECK_METHOD for x86_64
@@ -274,7 +286,7 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 - update to 1.3.5
 * Fri May 12 2000 schwab@suse.de
 - Don't add libc to deplibs on Linux.
-* Sun Apr 02 2000 bk@suse.de
+* Sat Apr 01 2000 bk@suse.de
 - updated config.sub and config.guess patches for s390
 * Tue Mar 28 2000 bk@suse.de
 - patched config.sub and config.guess for s390