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.spec b/python-sip.spec
index 5346bcc..208af8f 100644
--- a/python-sip.spec
+++ b/python-sip.spec
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ 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
@@ -72,7 +73,11 @@ Authors:
 %setup -q -n sip-%{rversion}
 %patch0
 %patch1 -p1
+%if %suse_version >1100
 %patch2
+%else
+%patch3
+%endif
 
 %build
 export CFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS"
diff --git a/ready b/ready
deleted file mode 100644
index 473a0f4..0000000