diff --git a/yum-utils-0.6-fastestmirror-newapi.patch b/yum-utils-0.6-fastestmirror-newapi.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c25a19a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/yum-utils-0.6-fastestmirror-newapi.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+--- plugins/fastestmirror/fastestmirror.py.orig	2006-02-10 00:47:32.000000000 -0500
++++ plugins/fastestmirror/fastestmirror.py	2006-06-22 17:55:13.000000000 -0400
+@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
+ #!/usr/bin/env python
+ #
+-# Version: 0.2.4
++# Version: 0.2.5
+ #
+ # A plugin for the Yellowdog Updater Modified which sorts each repo's
+ # mirrorlist by connection speed prior to metadata download.
+@@ -39,11 +39,11 @@
+ import datetime
+ import threading
+ 
+-from yum.plugins import TYPE_INTERFACE, TYPE_CORE
++from yum.plugins import TYPE_INTERACTIVE, TYPE_CORE
+ from yum.plugins import PluginYumExit
+ 
+ requires_api_version = '2.1'
+-plugin_type = (TYPE_INTERFACE, TYPE_CORE)
++plugin_type = (TYPE_INTERACTIVE, TYPE_CORE)
+ 
+ verbose = False
+ socket_timeout = 3
+@@ -74,8 +74,8 @@
+     for repo in repos.listEnabled():
+         if not repomirrors.has_key(str(repo)):
+             repomirrors[str(repo)] = FastestMirror(repo.urls).get_mirrorlist()
+-        repo.set('urls', repomirrors[str(repo)])
+-        repo.set('failovermethod', 'priority')
++        repo.urls = repomirrors[str(repo)]
++        repo.failovermethod = 'priority'
+         repo.check()
+         repo.setupGrab()
+     if not loadcache:
diff --git a/yum-utils.spec b/yum-utils.spec
index 9ddb2a0..5e039af 100644
--- a/yum-utils.spec
+++ b/yum-utils.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Summary: Utilities based around the yum package manager
 Name: yum-utils
 Version: 0.6
-Release: 3%{?dist}
+Release: 4%{?dist}
 License: GPL
 Group: Development/Tools
 Source: http://linux.duke.edu/yum/download/yum-utils/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz