diff --git a/python-base.changes b/python-base.changes
index e93ca98..4abbe3b 100644
--- a/python-base.changes
+++ b/python-base.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Nov 18 08:23:34 UTC 2010 - coolo@novell.com
+
+- add patch from http://psf.upfronthosting.co.za/roundup/tracker/issue9960
+  to fix build on ppc64
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Oct  1 13:41:30 UTC 2010 - jmatejek@novell.com
 
diff --git a/python-base.spec b/python-base.spec
index 8d28afd..8070677 100644
--- a/python-base.spec
+++ b/python-base.spec
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ Patch8:         sparc_longdouble.patch
 Patch9:         python-2.7-acrequire.patch
 Patch10:        urllib2-AbstractBasicAuthHandler_reset_attr.diff
 Patch11:        smtpd-dos.patch
+Patch12:        http://psf.upfronthosting.co.za/roundup/tracker/file19029/python-test_structmembers.patch
 
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
 %define         python_version    %(echo %{version} | head -c 3)
@@ -141,6 +142,7 @@ Authors:
 %patch9 -p1
 %patch10
 %patch11
+%patch12 -p0
 
 # some cleanup
 find . -name .cvsignore -type f -print0 | xargs -0 rm -f
diff --git a/python-test_structmembers.patch b/python-test_structmembers.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..435fb22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python-test_structmembers.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+Index: Modules/_testcapimodule.c
+===================================================================
+--- Modules/_testcapimodule.c	(revision 85001)
++++ Modules/_testcapimodule.c	(working copy)
+@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
+  * standard Python regression test, via Lib/test/test_capi.py.
+  */
+ 
++#define PY_SSIZE_T_CLEAN
+ #include "Python.h"
+ #include <float.h>
+ #include "structmember.h"
+@@ -593,7 +594,7 @@
+ {
+     PyObject *tuple, *obj;
+     Py_UNICODE *value;
+-    int len;
++    Py_ssize_t len;
+ 
+     /* issue4122: Undefined reference to _Py_ascii_whitespace on Windows */
+     /* Just use the macro and check that it compiles */