diff --git a/python-virtinst.spec b/python-virtinst.spec
index 7fefa4a..13eec02 100644
--- a/python-virtinst.spec
+++ b/python-virtinst.spec
@@ -11,9 +11,10 @@
 Summary: Python modules and utilities for installing virtual machines
 Name: python-%{appname}
 Version: 0.400.2
-Release: 1%{_extra_release}
+Release: 2%{_extra_release}
 Source0: http://virt-manager.org/download/sources/%{appname}/%{appname}-%{version}.tar.gz
 Patch1: %{appname}-%{version}-update-polish-trans.patch
+Patch2: %{appname}-%{version}-fix-file.patch
 License: GPLv2+
 Group: Development/Libraries
 BuildRoot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ and install new VMs) and virt-clone (clone an existing virtual machine).
 %prep
 %setup -q -n %{appname}-%{version}
 %patch1 -p1
+%patch2 -p1
 
 %build
 python setup.py build
@@ -73,6 +75,9 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %{_bindir}/virt-convert
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Mar  5 2009 Cole Robinson <crobinso@redhat.com> - 0.400.2-2.fc9
+- Fix virt-install --file option (bz 488731)
+
 * Wed Mar  4 2009 Cole Robinson <crobinso@redhat.com> - 0.400.2-1.fc9
 - Update to version 0.400.2
 - virt-install --import option for creating a guest from an existing disk
diff --git a/virtinst-0.400.2-fix-file.patch b/virtinst-0.400.2-fix-file.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bf33054
--- /dev/null
+++ b/virtinst-0.400.2-fix-file.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+# HG changeset patch
+# User Cole Robinson <crobinso@redhat.com>
+# Date 1236265193 18000
+# Node ID eae3579380dd2112393e0011c1b3212243c39d94
+# Parent  8a1d27ec3458e1639f01d05a5d5d691f7e83baeb
+Fix using virt-install --file (it's outright broken)
+
+diff -r 8a1d27ec3458 -r eae3579380dd virt-install
+--- a/virt-install	Thu Mar 05 09:58:15 2009 -0500
++++ b/virt-install	Thu Mar 05 09:59:53 2009 -0500
+@@ -168,7 +168,8 @@
+ 
+     if not devtype:
+         devtype = virtinst.VirtualDisk.DEVICE_DISK
+-    ret = (abspath, voltuple, volinst, devtype, bus, ro, shared, size, sparse, cache)
++    ret = (abspath, voltuple, volinst, devtype, bus, ro, shared, size, sparse,
++           cache)
+     logging.debug("parse_disk: returning %s" % str(ret))
+     return ret
+ 
+@@ -178,9 +179,9 @@
+         # Get disk parameters
+         if is_file_path:
+             (path, voltuple, volinst, device, bus, readOnly, shared, size,
+-             sparse) = \
++             sparse, cache) = \
+              (disk, None, None, virtinst.VirtualDisk.DEVICE_DISK, None, False,
+-              False, size, sparse)
++              False, size, sparse, None)
+         else:
+             (path, voltuple, volinst,
+              device, bus, readOnly, shared,