diff --git a/python-virtinst.spec b/python-virtinst.spec
index a335aaf..0bb3529 100644
--- a/python-virtinst.spec
+++ b/python-virtinst.spec
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 Summary: Python modules for starting Xen guest installations
 Name: python-%{appname}
 Version: 0.300.3
-Release: 5%{_extra_release}
+Release: 6%{_extra_release}
 Source0: http://virt-manager.org/download/sources/%{appname}/%{appname}-%{version}.tar.gz
 Patch1: %{appname}-%{version}-keep-qemu-cdrom.patch
 Patch2: %{appname}-%{version}-fix-default-arch.patch
@@ -19,12 +19,13 @@ Patch3: %{appname}-%{version}-fv-extraargs.patch
 Patch4: %{appname}-%{version}-update-polish-trans.patch
 Patch5: %{appname}-%{version}-i18n.patch
 Patch6: %{appname}-%{version}-update-serbian-trans.patch
+Patch7: %{appname}-%{version}-boot-dir.patch
 License: GPLv2+
 Group: Development/Libraries
 BuildRoot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 BuildArch: noarch
 Url: http://virt-manager.org/
-Requires: libvirt-python >= 0.2.1
+Requires: libvirt-python >= 0.4.2-3.fc9
 # Disabled to allow minimal non-X installs
 #Requires: virt-viewer
 Requires: urlgrabber
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ virtinst in a command line mode.
 %patch4 -p1
 %patch5 -p1
 %patch6 -p1
+%patch7 -p1
 
 %build
 python setup.py build
@@ -84,6 +86,9 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %{_bindir}/virt-image
 
 %changelog
+* Fri May  9 2008 Daniel P. Berrange <berrange@redhat.com> - 0.300.3-6.fc9
+- Use /var/lib/libvirt/boot for kernel/initrd images (rhbz #445854)
+
 * Tue Apr  8 2008 Daniel P. Berrange <berrange@redhat.com> - 0.300.3-5.fc9
 - Added Serbian translation
 
diff --git a/virtinst-0.300.3-boot-dir.patch b/virtinst-0.300.3-boot-dir.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..568b0b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/virtinst-0.300.3-boot-dir.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+diff -rup virtinst-0.300.3.orig/virtinst/Guest.py virtinst-0.300.3.new/virtinst/Guest.py
+--- virtinst-0.300.3.orig/virtinst/Guest.py	2008-03-10 19:51:43.000000000 -0400
++++ virtinst-0.300.3.new/virtinst/Guest.py	2008-05-09 13:01:06.000000000 -0400
+@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ class Installer(object):
+     def get_scratchdir(self):
+         if self.type == "xen":
+             return "/var/lib/xen"
+-        return "/var/tmp"
++        return "/var/lib/libvirt/boot"
+     scratchdir = property(get_scratchdir)
+ 
+     def get_cdrom(self):