diff --git a/libgpg-error.changes b/libgpg-error.changes
index e4bafad..706d06d 100644
--- a/libgpg-error.changes
+++ b/libgpg-error.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Dec 10 12:34:56 CET 2008 - olh@suse.de
+
+- use Obsoletes: -XXbit only for ppc64 to help solver during distupgrade
+  (bnc#437293)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Oct 30 12:34:56 CET 2008 - olh@suse.de
 
diff --git a/libgpg-error.spec b/libgpg-error.spec
index ab5f782..b2f8eb2 100644
--- a/libgpg-error.spec
+++ b/libgpg-error.spec
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 Name:           libgpg-error
 Url:            http://www.gnupg.org/
 Version:        1.6
-Release:        5
+Release:        6
 Summary:        Library That Defines Common Error Values for All GnuPG Components
 License:        GPL v2 or later; LGPL v2.1 or later
 Group:          Development/Libraries/C and C++
@@ -30,9 +30,6 @@ AutoReqProv:    on
 %ifarch ppc64
 Obsoletes:      libgpg-error-64bit
 %endif
-%ifarch  %ix86 ppc
-Obsoletes:      libgpg-error-32bit
-%endif
 #
 Source:         %name-%version.tar.bz2
 # rename package to "libgpg-error-nld" and set this to 1 for NLD
@@ -77,9 +74,6 @@ Group:          Development/Libraries/C and C++
 %ifarch ppc64
 Obsoletes:      libgpg-error-devel-64bit
 %endif
-%ifarch  %ix86 ppc
-Obsoletes:      libgpg-error-devel-32bit
-%endif
 #
 %if %nld_build
 Conflicts:      libgpg-error-devel
@@ -149,6 +143,9 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %_libdir/libgpg-error*.so
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Dec 10 2008 olh@suse.de
+- use Obsoletes: -XXbit only for ppc64 to help solver during distupgrade
+  (bnc#437293)
 * Thu Oct 30 2008 olh@suse.de
 - obsolete old -XXbit packages (bnc#437293)
 * Sun May 11 2008 coolo@suse.de