diff --git a/fix-linking.diff b/fix-linking.diff
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f454f43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fix-linking.diff
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- specs/linux-g++	2009/08/31 11:59:37	1.1
++++ specs/linux-g++	2009/08/31 12:00:19
+@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
+ QMAKE_LFLAGS		=
+ QMAKE_LFLAGS_RELEASE	=
+ QMAKE_LFLAGS_DEBUG	=
+-QMAKE_LFLAGS_SHLIB	= -shared
++QMAKE_LFLAGS_SHLIB	= -shared -lpython2.6
+ QMAKE_LFLAGS_PLUGIN	= $$QMAKE_LFLAGS_SHLIB
+ QMAKE_LFLAGS_SONAME	= -Wl,-soname,
+ QMAKE_LFLAGS_THREAD	=
diff --git a/fix-linking25.diff b/fix-linking25.diff
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d8aebc7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fix-linking25.diff
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- specs/linux-g++	2009/08/31 11:59:37	1.1
++++ specs/linux-g++	2009/08/31 12:00:19
+@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
+ QMAKE_LFLAGS		=
+ QMAKE_LFLAGS_RELEASE	=
+ QMAKE_LFLAGS_DEBUG	=
+-QMAKE_LFLAGS_SHLIB	= -shared
++QMAKE_LFLAGS_SHLIB	= -shared -lpython2.5
+ QMAKE_LFLAGS_PLUGIN	= $$QMAKE_LFLAGS_SHLIB
+ QMAKE_LFLAGS_SONAME	= -Wl,-soname,
+ QMAKE_LFLAGS_THREAD	=
diff --git a/python-sip.changes b/python-sip.changes
index a749039..ca8c6bc 100644
--- a/python-sip.changes
+++ b/python-sip.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Aug 31 12:55:45 UTC 2009 - beineri@opensuse.org
+
+- fix plasmoids requiring python-devel to work (part of bnc#535057)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Aug 05 00:46:55 CEST 2009 - hpj@urpla.net
 
diff --git a/python-sip.spec b/python-sip.spec
index 2af1c03..5547b1d 100644
--- a/python-sip.spec
+++ b/python-sip.spec
@@ -24,13 +24,15 @@ License:        GPL v2 or later
 Group:          Development/Libraries/Python
 Summary:        SIP tool to use python sip bindings
 Version:        4.8.2
-Release:        2
+Release:        3
 %define rversion %version
 Url:            http://www.riverbankcomputing.com/software/sip/intro
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
 Source0:        sip-%{rversion}.tar.bz2
 Patch0:         disable-rpaths.diff
 Patch1:         fix-unresolved-external-types.diff
+Patch2:         fix-linking.diff
+Patch3:         fix-linking25.diff
 %py_requires
 
 %description
@@ -71,10 +73,16 @@ Authors:
 %setup -q -n sip-%{rversion}
 %patch0
 %patch1 -p1
+%if %suse_version >1100
+%patch2
+%else
+%patch3
+%endif
 
 %build
 export CFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS"
 export CXXFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS"
+export SUSE_ASNEEDED=0
 python configure.py
 make %{?jobs:-j %jobs}