diff --git a/python-2.7.3rc2-multilib.patch b/python-2.7.3rc2-multilib.patch
index 8f1975f..086c9e1 100644
--- a/python-2.7.3rc2-multilib.patch
+++ b/python-2.7.3rc2-multilib.patch
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ Index: configure.in
 +esac
 +
 +case $ARCH:$python_cv_cc_64bit_output in
-+ppc64:yes | powerpc64:yes | s390x:yes | sparc64:yes | x86_64:yes)
++aarch64:yes | ppc64:yes | powerpc64:yes | s390x:yes | sparc64:yes | x86_64:yes)
 +  LIB="lib64"
 +  ;;
 +*:*)
diff --git a/python-base.changes b/python-base.changes
index 667a762..d7fee19 100644
--- a/python-base.changes
+++ b/python-base.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Feb 27 17:04:32 UTC 2013 - schwab@suse.de
+
+- Add aarch64 to the list of lib64 platforms
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sat Feb  9 16:24:10 UTC 2013 - schwab@suse.de