diff --git a/avahi-0.6.20-arp-packet-fix.patch b/avahi-0.6.20-arp-packet-fix.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4b8ff89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/avahi-0.6.20-arp-packet-fix.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+Index: /trunk/avahi-autoipd/main.c
+===================================================================
+--- /trunk/avahi-autoipd/main.c (revision 1488)
++++ /trunk/avahi-autoipd/main.c (revision 1503)
+@@ -511,5 +511,5 @@
+     memset(sa.sll_addr, 0xFF, ETHER_ADDRLEN);
+ 
+-    if (sendto(fd, packet, packet_len, 0, (struct sockaddr*) &sa, sizeof(sa)) < 0) {
++    if (sendto(fd, packet->ether_payload, packet_len, 0, (struct sockaddr*) &sa, sizeof(sa)) < 0) {
+         daemon_log(LOG_ERR, "sendto() failed: %s", strerror(errno));
+         return -1;
diff --git a/avahi.spec b/avahi.spec
index 02db5e3..e50ba45 100644
--- a/avahi.spec
+++ b/avahi.spec
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 %endif
 Name:           avahi
 Version:        0.6.20
-Release:        5%{?dist}
+Release:        6%{?dist}
 Summary:        Local network service discovery 
 Group:          System Environment/Base
 License:        LGPL
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ Source0:        http://avahi.org/download/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 # enable mono's mcs to work in beehive buildroot:
 Patch0:     avahi-0.6.20-cleanup-dns-compression-table.patch
 Patch1:     avahi-0.6.20-make-known-answers-not-conflict.patch
+Patch2:     avahi-0.6.20-arp-packet-fix.patch 
 Patch6:     avahi-0.6.3-MONO_SHARED_DIR.patch
 
 %description
@@ -208,9 +209,10 @@ fashion with mDNS.
 
 %prep
 %setup -q
-%if %{WITH_MONO}
 %patch0 -p0 -b .cleanup-dns-compression-table
 %patch1 -p2 -b .make-known-answers-not-conflict
+%patch2 -p2 -b .arp-packet-fix
+%if %{WITH_MONO}
 %patch6 -p1 -b .MONO_SHARED_DIR
 %endif
 
@@ -466,6 +468,10 @@ fi
 %endif
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Aug 9 2007 Lennart Poettering <lpoetter@redhat.com> - 0.6.20-6
+- fix avahi-autoipd corrupt packet bug
+- drop dependency on python for the main package
+
 * Wed Jul 11 2007 Lennart Poettering <lpoetter@redhat.com> - 0.6.20-5
 - add two patches which are important to get RR updating work properly. 
   Will be part of upstream 0.6.21