diff --git a/SOURCES/easy_install-fips-mode.patch b/SOURCES/easy_install-fips-mode.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..82a64bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SOURCES/easy_install-fips-mode.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+diff --git a/setuptools/package_index.py b/setuptools/package_index.py
+index 9c9d76a..b641d21 100644
+--- a/setuptools/package_index.py
++++ b/setuptools/package_index.py
+@@ -232,7 +232,10 @@ class HashChecker(ContentChecker):
+ 
+     def __init__(self, hash_name, expected):
+         self.hash_name = hash_name
+-        self.hash = hashlib.new(hash_name)
++        if hash_name == 'md5':
++            self.hash = hashlib.new(hash_name, usedforsecurity=False)
++        else:
++            self.hash = hashlib.new(hash_name)
+         self.expected = expected
+ 
+     @classmethod
diff --git a/SOURCES/work-properly-with-path-separators.patch b/SOURCES/work-properly-with-path-separators.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0b8bb75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SOURCES/work-properly-with-path-separators.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+From 18f0d032b806f70dd1adbcab107dda875c61ba0b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Petr Vobornik <pvoborni@redhat.com>
+Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2016 16:23:45 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] Work properly with path separators
+
+---
+ setuptools/command/build_py.py | 5 ++++-
+ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/setuptools/command/build_py.py b/setuptools/command/build_py.py
+index 8751acd493cf5c3c45022f29940ee2beda3bb6cd..0b5c3cfa994d21af2a03f2c50f1e5d166fe2bffc 100644
+--- a/setuptools/command/build_py.py
++++ b/setuptools/command/build_py.py
+@@ -120,7 +120,10 @@ class build_py(_build_py, Mixin2to3):
+             build_dir = os.path.join(*([self.build_lib] + package.split('.')))
+ 
+             # Length of path to strip from found files
+-            plen = len(src_dir)+1
++            plen = len(src_dir)
++            # Remove path seperator
++            if plen:
++                plen += 1
+ 
+             # Strip directory from globbed filenames
+             filenames = [
+-- 
+2.7.4
+
diff --git a/SPECS/python-setuptools.spec b/SPECS/python-setuptools.spec
index 2259b0c..ab78c92 100644
--- a/SPECS/python-setuptools.spec
+++ b/SPECS/python-setuptools.spec
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 Name:           python-setuptools
 Version:        0.9.8
-Release:        4%{?dist}
+Release:        7%{?dist}
 Summary:        Easily build and distribute Python packages
 
 Group:          Applications/System
@@ -17,6 +17,13 @@ Patch0:         python-setuptools-0.9.8-use-ssl-match-hostname-from-backports.pa
 # Restore proxy support in SSL connections
 Patch1:         restore-proxy-support-SSL-connection.patch
 
+# Fix path separator handling in build
+# Resolves: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1388549
+Patch2:         work-properly-with-path-separators.patch
+
+# Fix easy_install in FIPS mode
+Patch3: easy_install-fips-mode.patch
+
 BuildArch:      noarch
 BuildRequires:  python2-devel
 BuildRequires:  python-backports-ssl_match_hostname
@@ -30,6 +37,9 @@ Obsoletes: python-setuptools-devel < 0.6.7-1
 # Provide this since some people will request distribute by name
 Provides: python-distribute = %{version}-%{release}
 
+# Provide the python2 namespace for the package
+Provides: python2-setuptools = %{version}-%{release}
+
 %description
 Setuptools is a collection of enhancements to the Python distutils that allow
 you to more easily build and distribute Python packages, especially ones that
@@ -47,6 +57,8 @@ sed -i '1s|^#!python|#!%{__python}|' setuptools/command/easy_install.py
 
 %patch0 -p1
 %patch1 -p1
+%patch2 -p1
+%patch3 -p1
 
 %build
 CFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS" %{__python} setup.py build
@@ -72,6 +84,18 @@ LANG=en_US.utf8 %{__python} setup.py test
 %{_bindir}/easy_install-2.*
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Feb 15 2017 Charalampos Stratakis <cstratak@redhat.com> - 0.9.8-7
+- Fix easy_install in fips mode
+Resolves: rhbz#966970
+
+* Wed Feb 01 2017 Charalampos Stratakis <cstratak@redhat.com> - 0.9.8-6
+- Provide the python2-setuptools name
+Resolves: rhbz#1259474
+
+* Tue Oct 25 2016 Petr Vobornik <pvoborni@redhat.com> - 0.9.8-5
+- Fix path separator handling in build
+Resolves: rhbz#1388549
+
 * Tue Jun 30 2015 Matej Stuchlik <mstuchli@redhat.com> - 0.9.8-4
 - Restore proxy support in SSL connections
 Resolves: rhbz#1121007