diff --git a/libgcrypt.changes b/libgcrypt.changes
index 8a18abb..5986212 100644
--- a/libgcrypt.changes
+++ b/libgcrypt.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)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Nov 11 17:23:54 CET 2008 - mkoenig@suse.de
 
diff --git a/libgcrypt.spec b/libgcrypt.spec
index 9ae2be9..f1b3509 100644
--- a/libgcrypt.spec
+++ b/libgcrypt.spec
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Name:           libgcrypt
 BuildRequires:  libgpg-error-devel
 Url:            http://www.gnu.org/directory/Security/libgcrypt.html
 Version:        1.4.1
-Release:        3
+Release:        4
 Summary:        The GNU Crypto Library
 License:        GPL v2 or later; LGPL v2.1 or later
 Group:          Development/Libraries/C and C++
@@ -31,9 +31,6 @@ AutoReqProv:    on
 %ifarch ppc64
 Obsoletes:      libgcrypt-64bit
 %endif
-%ifarch  %ix86 ppc
-Obsoletes:      libgcrypt-32bit
-%endif
 #
 Source:         %name-%version.tar.bz2
 Patch0:         %name-ppc64.patch
@@ -93,9 +90,6 @@ Requires:       libgcrypt11 = %version, libgpg-error-devel, glibc-devel
 %ifarch ppc64
 Obsoletes:      libgcrypt-devel-64bit
 %endif
-%ifarch  %ix86 ppc
-Obsoletes:      libgcrypt-devel-32bit
-%endif
 #
 PreReq:         %install_info_prereq
 
@@ -189,6 +183,9 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %_datadir/aclocal/libgcrypt.m4
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Dec 10 2008 olh@suse.de
+- use Obsoletes: -XXbit only for ppc64 to help solver during distupgrade
+  (bnc#437293)
 * Tue Nov 11 2008 mkoenig@suse.de
 - build rijndael.c with -fno-strict-aliasing [bnc#443693]
 * Thu Oct 30 2008 olh@suse.de