diff --git a/rpm-4.11.1-py3-fixes.patch b/rpm-4.11.1-py3-fixes.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..63ad2a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rpm-4.11.1-py3-fixes.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+commit 62bdcc0a32d07a7423876b3ae17900da04eb8a97
+Author: Jan Silhan <jsilhan@redhat.com>
+Date:   Fri Oct 18 18:30:52 2013 +0200
+
+    Python 3 compatibility fixes
+    
+    - Use open() instead of calling file constructor
+    - Borrow python-six trick of dealing with difference in string types
+    
+    Signed-off-by: Panu Matilainen <pmatilai@redhat.com>
+
+diff --git a/python/rpm/transaction.py b/python/rpm/transaction.py
+index 756e893..df72ce9 100644
+--- a/python/rpm/transaction.py
++++ b/python/rpm/transaction.py
+@@ -1,8 +1,14 @@
+ #!/usr/bin/python
+ 
++import sys
+ import rpm
+ from rpm._rpm import ts as TransactionSetCore
+ 
++if sys.version_info[0] == 3:
++    _string_types = str,
++else:
++    _string_types = basestring,
++
+ # TODO: migrate relevant documentation from C-side
+ class TransactionSet(TransactionSetCore):
+     _probFilter = 0
+@@ -45,14 +51,14 @@ class TransactionSet(TransactionSetCore):
+             return tuple(keys)
+ 
+     def addInstall(self, item, key, how="u"):
+-        if isinstance(item, basestring):
+-            f = file(item)
++        if isinstance(item, _string_types):
++            f = open(item)
+             header = self.hdrFromFdno(f)
+             f.close()
+-        elif isinstance(item, file):
+-            header = self.hdrFromFdno(item)
+-        else:
++        elif isinstance(item, rpm.hdr):
+             header = item
++        else:
++            header = self.hdrFromFdno(item)
+ 
+         if not how in ['u', 'i']:
+             raise ValueError('how argument must be "u" or "i"')
+@@ -69,7 +75,7 @@ class TransactionSet(TransactionSetCore):
+             hdrs = item
+         elif isinstance(item, int):
+             hdrs = self.dbMatch(rpm.RPMDBI_PACKAGES, item)
+-        elif isinstance(item, basestring):
++        elif isinstance(item, _string_types):
+             hdrs = self.dbMatch(rpm.RPMDBI_LABEL, item)
+         else:
+             raise TypeError("invalid type %s" % type(item))
diff --git a/rpm.spec b/rpm.spec
index 90d04fa..abf729d 100644
--- a/rpm.spec
+++ b/rpm.spec
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 Summary: The RPM package management system
 Name: rpm
 Version: %{rpmver}
-Release: %{?snapver:0.%{snapver}.}9%{?dist}
+Release: %{?snapver:0.%{snapver}.}10%{?dist}
 Group: System Environment/Base
 Url: http://www.rpm.org/
 Source0: http://rpm.org/releases/rpm-4.11.x/%{name}-%{srcver}.tar.bz2
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ Patch104: rpm-4.11.1-caps-double-free.patch
 Patch105: rpm-4.11.1-empty-lua-script.patch
 Patch106: rpm-4.11.1-ppc64le.patch
 Patch107: rpm-4.11.1-application-provides.patch
+Patch108: rpm-4.11.1-py3-fixes.patch
 
 # These are not yet upstream
 Patch301: rpm-4.6.0-niagara.patch
@@ -261,6 +262,7 @@ packages on a system.
 %patch105 -p1 -b .empty-lua-script
 %patch106 -p1 -b .ppc64le
 %patch107 -p1 -b .application-provides
+%patch108 -p1 -b .py3-fixes
 
 %patch301 -p1 -b .niagara
 %patch302 -p1 -b .geode
@@ -517,6 +519,9 @@ exit 0
 %doc COPYING doc/librpm/html/*
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Nov 18 2013 Panu Matilainen <pmatilai@redhat.com> - 4.11.1-10
+- python 3 string and file compatibility fixes
+
 * Mon Oct 14 2013 Panu Matilainen <pmatilai@redhat.com> - 4.11.1-9
 - generate application() provides for gnome-software