diff --git a/rpm-4.7.90-python-bytecompile.patch b/rpm-4.7.90-python-bytecompile.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4fc210a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rpm-4.7.90-python-bytecompile.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+commit 3ffc0373c4db9824a72a6356d04d862e51f42be0
+Author: Panu Matilainen <pmatilai@redhat.com>
+Date:   Tue Dec 8 15:58:51 2009 +0200
+
+    Avoid noise from python bytecompile on non-python pkgs (RhBug:539635)
+    - If a pattern doesn't match, we'd prefer an empty list instead of
+      unexpanded garbage thank you... nullglob shell option is just what the
+      doctor ordered but unfortunately its a bash-specific thing. Otoh there
+      are number of other bash-specific scripts in rpm so probably not
+      much of an issue...
+    (cherry picked from commit d6bda5a1665d8d04526aea299781570ee7486b2e)
+
+diff --git a/scripts/brp-python-bytecompile b/scripts/brp-python-bytecompile
+index 1faa6db..9fac5a7 100644
+--- a/scripts/brp-python-bytecompile
++++ b/scripts/brp-python-bytecompile
+@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
+-#!/bin/sh
++#!/bin/bash
+ 
+ # If using normal root, avoid changing anything.
+ if [ -z "$RPM_BUILD_ROOT" -o "$RPM_BUILD_ROOT" = "/" ]; then
+@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ fi
+ # For example, below /usr/lib/python2.6/, we're targetting /usr/bin/python2.6
+ # and below /usr/lib/python3.1/, we're targetting /usr/bin/python3.1
+ 
++shopt -s nullglob
+ for python_libdir in $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/lib*/python*/ ;
+ do
+ 	python_binary=/usr/bin/$(basename $python_libdir)
diff --git a/rpm.spec b/rpm.spec
index 357292c..f10144c 100644
--- a/rpm.spec
+++ b/rpm.spec
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 Summary: The RPM package management system
 Name: rpm
 Version: %{rpmver}
-Release: 0.%{snapver}.1
+Release: 0.%{snapver}.2
 Group: System Environment/Base
 Url: http://www.rpm.org/
 Source0: http://rpm.org/releases/testing/%{name}-%{srcver}.tar.bz2
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ Patch2: rpm-4.5.90-gstreamer-provides.patch
 Patch3: rpm-4.7.90-fedora-specspo.patch
 
 # Patches already in upstream
+Patch200: rpm-4.7.90-python-bytecompile.patch
 
 # These are not yet upstream
 Patch301: rpm-4.6.0-niagara.patch
@@ -190,6 +191,8 @@ packages on a system.
 %patch2 -p1 -b .gstreamer-prov
 %patch3 -p1 -b .fedora-specspo
 
+%patch200 -p1 -b .python-bytecompile
+
 %patch301 -p1 -b .niagara
 %patch302 -p1 -b .geode
 
@@ -403,6 +406,9 @@ exit 0
 %doc doc/librpm/html/*
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Dec 07 2009 Panu Matilainen <pmatilai@redhat.com> - 4.8.0-0.beta1.2
+- fix noise from python bytecompile on non-python packages (#539635)
+
 * Mon Dec 07 2009 Panu Matilainen <pmatilai@redhat.com> - 4.8.0-0.beta1.1
 - update to 4.8.0-beta1 (http://rpm.org/wiki/Releases/4.8.0)
 - rpm-build conflicts with current ocaml-runtime