diff --git a/libgda-3.1.2-lib64.patch b/libgda-3.1.2-lib64.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..56f7a25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libgda-3.1.2-lib64.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+--- libgda-3.1.2/libgda/binreloc/gda-binreloc.c~	2007-08-31 17:11:37.000000000 +0200
++++ libgda-3.1.2/libgda/binreloc/gda-binreloc.c	2008-10-27 12:39:39.000000000 +0100
+@@ -67,7 +67,11 @@
+ 		prefix_dir_name = "share" G_DIR_SEPARATOR_S "locale";
+ 		break;
+ 	case GDA_LIB_DIR:
++#ifdef __x86_64__
++		prefix_dir_name = "lib64";		
++#else
+ 		prefix_dir_name = "lib";		
++#endif
+ 		break;
+ 	case GDA_LIBEXEC_DIR:
+ 		prefix_dir_name = "libexec";
diff --git a/libgda.spec b/libgda.spec
index 74b211d..330b037 100644
--- a/libgda.spec
+++ b/libgda.spec
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 Name:             libgda
 Epoch:            1
 Version:          3.1.2
-Release:          5%{?dist}
+Release:          6%{?dist}
 Summary:          Library for writing gnome database programs
 Group:            System Environment/Libraries
 License:          LGPLv2+
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ URL:              http://www.gnome-db.org/
 Source:           http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/%{name}/3.1/%{name}-%{version}.tar.bz2
 Patch1:           libgda-3.0.0-man.patch
 Patch2:           libgda-3.1.2-new-freetds.patch
+Patch3:           libgda-3.1.2-lib64.patch
 BuildRoot:        %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 BuildRequires:    pkgconfig >= 0.8
 BuildRequires:    glib2-devel >= 2.0.0
@@ -313,6 +314,7 @@ This package includes the pkgconfig file for the libgda XBASE provider.
 %setup -q
 %patch1 -p1 -b .man
 %patch2 -p1
+%patch3 -p1 -b .lib64
 # fix ppc64 postgres detection
 sed -i 's/x86_64\* | sparc64\*) lib="lib64";;/x86_64\* | sparc64\* | powerpc64\*) lib="lib64";;/' \
   configure configure.in
@@ -556,6 +558,9 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Oct 27 2008 Denis Leroy <denis@poolshark.org> - 1:3.1.2-6
+- Added patch to fix providers path on x86_64 (#468510)
+
 * Thu Jul 10 2008 Tom "spot" Callaway <tcallawa@redhat.com> 1:3.1.2-5
 - Rebuild against new db4-4.7