diff --git a/xen-fix-deprecated-warnings.patch b/xen-fix-deprecated-warnings.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f17bec8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xen-fix-deprecated-warnings.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+diff -up xen-3.3.1/tools/python/xen/util/acmpolicy.py.deprecated xen-3.3.1/tools/python/xen/util/acmpolicy.py
+--- xen-3.3.1/tools/python/xen/util/acmpolicy.py.deprecated	2009-03-09 17:22:39.000000000 +0100
++++ xen-3.3.1/tools/python/xen/util/acmpolicy.py	2009-03-09 17:23:09.000000000 +0100
+@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
+ #============================================================================
+ 
+ import os
+-import sha
++import hashlib
+ import stat
+ import array
+ import struct
+@@ -1103,7 +1103,7 @@ class ACMPolicy(XSPolicy):
+ 
+     def hash(self):
+         """ Calculate a SAH1 hash of the XML policy """
+-        return sha.sha(self.toxml())
++        return hashlib.sha1(self.toxml())
+ 
+     def save(self):
+         ### Save the XML policy into a file ###
+diff -up xen-3.3.1/tools/python/xen/xend/XendAPI.py.deprecated xen-3.3.1/tools/python/xen/xend/XendAPI.py
+--- xen-3.3.1/tools/python/xen/xend/XendAPI.py.deprecated	2009-03-10 11:16:47.000000000 +0100
++++ xen-3.3.1/tools/python/xen/xend/XendAPI.py	2009-03-10 11:17:34.000000000 +0100
+@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
+ import inspect
+ import os
+ import Queue
+-import sets
+ import string
+ import sys
+ import traceback
+@@ -116,7 +115,7 @@ event_registrations = {}
+ def event_register(session, reg_classes):
+     if session not in event_registrations:
+         event_registrations[session] = {
+-            'classes' : sets.Set(),
++            'slasses' : set(),
+             'queue'   : Queue.Queue(EVENT_QUEUE_LENGTH),
+             'next-id' : 1
+             }
diff --git a/xen.spec b/xen.spec
index 983ae00..e8d04ef 100644
--- a/xen.spec
+++ b/xen.spec
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # Always set these 3 tags
 %define base_version 3.3.1
-%define base_release 9
+%define base_release 10
 
 # Hypervisor ABI
 %define hv_abi  3.3
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ Source13: pciutils-2.2.9.tar.bz2
 Source14: grub-0.97.tar.gz
 Patch1: xen-initscript.patch
 Patch2: xen-initscript-pvops.patch
+Patch3: xen-fix-deprecated-warnings.patch
 Patch8: xen-xenstore-cli.patch
 Patch13: xen-dumpdir.patch
 Patch14: xen-net-disable-bridge-by-default.patch
@@ -168,6 +169,7 @@ which manage Xen virtual machines.
 %setup -q -n %{directory_tag}
 %patch1 -p1
 %patch2 -p1
+%patch3 -p1
 %patch8 -p1
 
 %patch13 -p1
@@ -500,6 +502,9 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %{_libdir}/*.a
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Mar 10 2009 Gerd Hoffmann <kraxel@redhat.com> - 3.3.1-10
+- fix python 2.6 warnings.
+
 * Fri Mar 6 2009 Gerd Hoffmann <kraxel@redhat.com> - 3.3.1-9
 - fix xen.modules init script for pv_ops kernel.
 - stick rpm release tag into XEN_VENDORVERSION.