diff --git a/0001-Use-a-slightly-better-strategy-for-symlinking-althou.patch b/0001-Use-a-slightly-better-strategy-for-symlinking-althou.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..254d63d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0001-Use-a-slightly-better-strategy-for-symlinking-althou.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+From 4e8ee28f3a314edef2a8489854c0ed58ac668070 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Luca Beltrame <lbeltrame@kde.org>
+Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2013 20:31:12 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] Use a slightly better strategy for symlinking: although the
+ previous code working locally, distribution users had issues in it not
+ properly working.
+
+Patch by Raymond Wooninck.
+
+CCMAIL: kde-packager@kde.org
+---
+ tools/pykdeuic4/CMakeLists.txt | 2 +-
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/tools/pykdeuic4/CMakeLists.txt b/tools/pykdeuic4/CMakeLists.txt
+index 2209fba..092985d 100644
+--- a/tools/pykdeuic4/CMakeLists.txt
++++ b/tools/pykdeuic4/CMakeLists.txt
+@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ INSTALL(CODE "EXECUTE_PROCESS(COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -DTARGET=${PYTHON_SITE_PA
+ 
+ if (NOT PYKDEUIC4_ALTINSTALL)
+     # Step 2: Make a the generated symlink a link to "pykdeuic4"
+-    install(CODE "EXECUTE_PROCESS(COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E create_symlink ${BIN_INSTALL_DIR}/${_uic_name} ${BIN_INSTALL_DIR}/pykdeuic4)" )
++    INSTALL(CODE "EXECUTE_PROCESS(COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -DTARGET=${BIN_INSTALL_DIR}/${_uic_name} -DLINK_NAME=${BIN_INSTALL_DIR}/pykdeuic4 -P ${cmake_module_dir}/create_exe_symlink.cmake)" )
+ endif()
+ 
+ unset(_uic_name)
+-- 
+1.8.1
+
diff --git a/pykde4.spec b/pykde4.spec
index d734dd3..ea92fe2 100644
--- a/pykde4.spec
+++ b/pykde4.spec
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 Name:    pykde4 
 Version: 4.9.97
-Release: 2%{?dist}
+Release: 3%{?dist}
 Summary: Python bindings for KDE4 
 
 # http://techbase.kde.org/Policies/Licensing_Policy
@@ -22,7 +22,12 @@ URL:     http://developer.kde.org/language-bindings/
 %endif
 Source0: http://download.kde.org/%{stable}/%{version}/src/%{name}-%{version}.tar.xz
 
+## upstreamable patches
+# fix kpythonpluginfactory, http://bugs.kde.org/312618
+Patch50:  pykde4-4.9.97-kde312618.patch
+
 ## upstream patches
+Patch100: 0001-Use-a-slightly-better-strategy-for-symlinking-althou.patch
 
 # debian patches
 Patch200: pykde4-4.9.90-respect_sip_flags.patch
@@ -135,6 +140,9 @@ Provides:  python3-PyKDE4-devel%{?_isa} = %{version}-%{release}
 %prep
 %setup -q -n pykde4-%{version}
 
+%patch50  -p1 -b .kde312618
+%patch100 -p1 -b .0001
+
 %patch200 -p1 -b .respect_sip_flags
 %patch201 -p1 -b .kpythonpluginfactory_slots
 
@@ -148,6 +156,7 @@ Provides:  python3-PyKDE4-devel%{?_isa} = %{version}-%{release}
 mkdir -p %{_target_platform}-python3
 pushd    %{_target_platform}-python3
 %{cmake_kde4} \
+  -DPYKDEUIC4_ALTINSTALL:BOOL=ON \
   -DPYTHON_EXECUTABLE:PATH=%{__python3} \
   ..
 
@@ -158,6 +167,7 @@ popd
 mkdir -p %{_target_platform}
 pushd %{_target_platform}
 %{cmake_kde4} \
+  -DPYKDEUIC4_ALTINSTALL:BOOL=ON \
   -DPYTHON_EXECUTABLE:PATH=%{__python} \
   ..
   
@@ -193,6 +203,7 @@ mv %{buildroot}%{python_sitearch}/PyQt4/uic/pykdeuic4.py \
    %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/pykdeuic4-%{python_version}
 ln -s %{_bindir}/pykdeuic4-%{python_version} \
       %{buildroot}%{python_sitearch}/PyQt4/uic/pykdeuic4.py
+ln -s pykdeuic4-%{python_version} %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/pykdeuic4
 
 # install pykde4 examples under correct dir
 mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{_docdir}/pykde4
@@ -213,6 +224,7 @@ mv %{buildroot}%{_kde4_appsdir}/pykde4/examples/ %{buildroot}%{_docdir}/pykde4/
 %endif
 
 %files devel
+%{_kde4_bindir}/pykdeuic4
 %{_kde4_bindir}/pykdeuic4-%{python_version}
 %{python_sitearch}/PyQt4/uic/pykdeuic4.py*
 %{_docdir}/pykde4/examples/
@@ -241,6 +253,9 @@ mv %{buildroot}%{_kde4_appsdir}/pykde4/examples/ %{buildroot}%{_docdir}/pykde4/
 
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Jan 07 2013 Rex Dieter <rdieter@fedoraproject.org> 4.9.97-3
+- fix kpythonpluginfactory (kde#312618)
+
 * Fri Jan 04 2013 Rex Dieter <rdieter@fedoraproject.org> 4.9.97-2
 - fixup/cleanup pykdeuic4 naming and multilib-hackery