diff --git a/libimobiledevice.spec b/libimobiledevice.spec
index 650291c..3c7147e 100644
--- a/libimobiledevice.spec
+++ b/libimobiledevice.spec
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 %{!?python_sitearch: %global python_sitearch %(%{__python} -c "from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_lib; print(get_python_lib(1))")}
 
+# enable -python subpkg
+# currently broken
+#define python 1
+
 Name:          libimobiledevice
 Version:       1.1.4
-Release:       2%{?dist}
+Release:       3%{?dist}
 Summary:       Library for connecting to mobile devices
 
 Group:         System Environment/Libraries
@@ -16,10 +20,14 @@ BuildRequires: libtasn1-devel
 BuildRequires: libplist-devel
 BuildRequires: glib2-devel
 BuildRequires: gnutls-devel
+BuildRequires: usbmuxd-devel
+%if 0%{?python}
 BuildRequires: python-devel
 BuildRequires: Cython
 BuildRequires: swig
-BuildRequires: usbmuxd-devel
+%else
+Obsoletes: libimobiledevice-python <  %{version}-%{release} 
+%endif
 
 %description
 libimobiledevice is a library for connecting to mobile devices including phones 
@@ -28,8 +36,7 @@ and music players
 %package devel
 Summary: Development package for libimobiledevice
 Group: Development/Libraries
-Requires: libimobiledevice = %{version}-%{release}
-Requires: pkgconfig
+Requires: %{name}%{?_isa} = %{version}-%{release}
 
 %description devel
 Files for development with libimobiledevice.
@@ -37,8 +44,7 @@ Files for development with libimobiledevice.
 %package python
 Summary: Python bindings for libimobiledevice
 Group: Development/Libraries
-Requires: libimobiledevice = %{version}-%{release}
-Requires: pkgconfig
+Requires: %{name}%{?_isa} = %{version}-%{release}
 
 %description python
 Python bindings for libimobiledevice.
@@ -50,7 +56,7 @@ Python bindings for libimobiledevice.
 chmod +x docs/html
 
 %build
-%configure --disable-static --disable-openssl --enable-dev-tools
+%configure --disable-static --disable-openssl --enable-dev-tools %{?!python:--without-cython}
 # Remove rpath as per https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging/Guidelines#Beware_of_Rpath
 sed -i 's|^hardcode_libdir_flag_spec=.*|hardcode_libdir_flag_spec=""|g' libtool
 sed -i 's|^runpath_var=LD_RUN_PATH|runpath_var=DIE_RPATH_DIE|g' libtool
@@ -72,7 +78,7 @@ find %{buildroot} -name '*.la' -exec rm -f {} ';'
 %doc AUTHORS COPYING.LESSER README
 %doc %{_datadir}/man/man1/idevice*
 %{_bindir}/idevice*
-%{_libdir}/libimobiledevice.so.*
+%{_libdir}/libimobiledevice.so.3*
 
 %files devel
 %defattr(-,root,root,-)
@@ -81,11 +87,18 @@ find %{buildroot} -name '*.la' -exec rm -f {} ';'
 %{_libdir}/libimobiledevice.so
 %{_includedir}/libimobiledevice/
 
+%if 0%{?python}
 %files python
 %defattr(-,root,root,-)
 %{python_sitearch}/imobiledevice*
+%endif
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Aug 10 2012 Rex Dieter <rdieter@fedoraproject.org> - 1.1.4-3
+- disable broken python/cython bindings (for now, currently FTBFS)
+- track soname
+- tighten  subpkg deps
+
 * Thu Jul 19 2012 Fedora Release Engineering <rel-eng@lists.fedoraproject.org> - 1.1.4-2
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_18_Mass_Rebuild