diff --git a/0001-fall-back-to-DB_PRIVATE-on-DB_VERSION_MISMATCH.patch b/0001-fall-back-to-DB_PRIVATE-on-DB_VERSION_MISMATCH.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d1f38b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0001-fall-back-to-DB_PRIVATE-on-DB_VERSION_MISMATCH.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+From a7adb20f24a3acc4cd300b9fb12e07ee3dcfb8e3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Panu Matilainen <pmatilai@redhat.com>
+Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2017 09:56:36 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] fall back to DB_PRIVATE on DB_VERSION_MISMATCH
+
+---
+ ext/repo_rpmdb.c | 8 +++++++-
+ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/ext/repo_rpmdb.c b/ext/repo_rpmdb.c
+index c7000a9..85e327c 100644
+--- a/ext/repo_rpmdb.c
++++ b/ext/repo_rpmdb.c
+@@ -1246,7 +1246,13 @@ opendbenv(struct rpmdbstate *state)
+     {
+ #if defined(FEDORA) || defined(MAGEIA)
+       int serialize_fd = serialize_dbenv_ops(state);
+-      r = dbenv->open(dbenv, dbpath, DB_CREATE|DB_INIT_CDB|DB_INIT_MPOOL, 0644);
++      int eflags = DB_CREATE|DB_INIT_CDB|DB_INIT_MPOOL;
++      r = dbenv->open(dbenv, dbpath, eflags, 0644);
++      if (r == DB_VERSION_MISMATCH)
++        {
++          eflags |= DB_PRIVATE;
++          r = dbenv->open(dbenv, dbpath, eflags, 0644);
++        }
+       if (serialize_fd >= 0)
+ 	close(serialize_fd);
+ #else
+-- 
+2.14.1
+
diff --git a/libsolv.spec b/libsolv.spec
index 027eaa8..eef5923 100644
--- a/libsolv.spec
+++ b/libsolv.spec
@@ -39,12 +39,14 @@
 
 Name:           lib%{libname}
 Version:        0.6.29
-Release:        1%{?dist}
+Release:        2%{?dist}
 Summary:        Package dependency solver
 
 License:        BSD
 URL:            https://github.com/openSUSE/libsolv
 Source:         %{url}/archive/%{version}/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
+# https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1483553
+Patch0:         0001-fall-back-to-DB_PRIVATE-on-DB_VERSION_MISMATCH.patch
 
 BuildRequires:  cmake
 BuildRequires:  gcc-c++
@@ -287,6 +289,9 @@ popd
 %endif
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Sep 19 2017 Panu Matilainen <pmatilai@redhat.com> - 0.6.29-2
+- Band-aid for DB_VERSION_MISMATCH errors on glibc updates
+
 * Thu Sep 07 2017 Igor Gnatenko <ignatenkobrain@fedoraproject.org> - 0.6.29-1
 - Update to 0.6.29