diff --git a/scipy.spec b/scipy.spec
index 1a91a4d..5f4f6ca 100644
--- a/scipy.spec
+++ b/scipy.spec
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 Summary: Scipy: Scientific Tools for Python
 Name: scipy
 Version: 0.7.0
-Release: 1%{?dist}
+Release: 2%{?dist}
 
 Group: Development/Libraries
 License: BSD and LGPLv2+
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ Source0: http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/scipy/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 # These should be removed as soon as upstream pushes a release with this fixed
 Source1: stsci_image_setup.py
 Source2: stsci_convolve_setup.py
+Patch0: stsci_image_syntax.patch
 
 BuildRoot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ leading scientists and engineers.
 
 %prep 
 %setup -q -n %{name}-%{version}
+%patch0 -p0
 cat > site.cfg << EOF
 [amd]
 library_dirs = %{_libdir}
@@ -73,6 +75,9 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 
 
 %changelog
+* Sun Mar 1  2009 Jef Spaleta <jspaleta@fedoraproject.org> - 0.7.0-2
+- Patch for stsci image function syntax fix.
+
 * Thu Feb 26 2009 Jef Spaleta <jspaleta@fedoraproject.org> - 0.7.0-1
 - Update to final 0.7 release
 
diff --git a/stsci_image_syntax.patch b/stsci_image_syntax.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e506155
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stsci_image_syntax.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+--- scipy/stsci/image/lib/_image.py	2008-11-24 10:52:40.000000000 +0100
++++ scipy/stsci/image/lib/_image.py	2009-02-26 16:43:44.000000000 +0100
+@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
+ import numpy as np
+-import scipy.stsci.convolve
++import scipy.stsci.convolve as convolve
+ import scipy.stsci.convolve._correlate as _correlate
+ 
+ def _translate(a, dx, dy, output=None, mode="nearest", cval=0.0):
+@@ -55,4 +55,4 @@
+     if output is not None:
+         output._copyFrom(np.rot90(output, -rotation%4))
+     else:
+-        return np.rot90(d, -rotation % 4).astype(a.type())
++        return np.rot90(d, -rotation % 4).astype(a.dtype)
+