diff --git a/rhn/connections.py b/rhn/connections.py
index c237fc4677..d615a8c063 100644
--- a/rhn/connections.py
+++ b/rhn/connections.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 # $Id$
 
-
+import sys
 import base64
 import SSL
 import nonblocking
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import httplib
 import xmlrpclib
 import encodings.idna
 import socket
+import errno
 from platform import python_version
 
 # Import into the local namespace some httplib-related names
@@ -169,16 +170,13 @@ class HTTPSConnection(HTTPConnection):
             af, socktype, proto, canonname, sa = r
             try:
                 sock = socket.socket(af, socktype, proto)
-            except socket.error, msg:
-                sock = None
-                continue
-
-            try:
                 sock.connect((self.host, self.port))
                 sock.settimeout(self.timeout)
-            except socket.error, e:
-                sock.close()
-                sock = None
+            except socket.error:
+                e = sys.exc_info()[1]
+                if e.errno != errno.EINTR:
+                    sock.close()
+                    sock = None
                 continue
             break
 
diff --git a/rhnlib.spec b/rhnlib.spec
index 1b85fb24fe..8828a35524 100644
--- a/rhnlib.spec
+++ b/rhnlib.spec
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Name: rhnlib
 URL:     https://fedorahosted.org/spacewalk
 Source0: https://fedorahosted.org/releases/s/p/spacewalk/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 Version: 2.5.65
-Release: 1%{?dist}
+Release: 2%{?dist}
 
 Group: Development/Libraries
 License: GPLv2
@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %{python_sitelib}/*
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Mar 06 2017 Gennadii Altukhov <galt@redhat.com> 2.5.65-2
+- fix except in rhnlib to make it compatible with Python 2.4 (galt@redhat.com)
+- 1409577 - Reboot loop - rhn_check, rhnsd (jdostal@redhat.com)
+
 * Wed Jul 17 2013 Tomas Kasparek <tkasparek@redhat.com> 2.5.65-1
 - updating copyright years