diff --git a/sane-backends-1.0.23-sane-config-multilib.patch b/sane-backends-1.0.23-sane-config-multilib.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2f28835
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sane-backends-1.0.23-sane-config-multilib.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+From d0c61e7e9b13185f424dff1f4ac697ec53089d69 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Nils Philippsen <nils@redhat.com>
+Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2012 16:45:14 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] patch: sane-config-multilib
+
+Squashed commit of the following:
+
+commit 81aa4f41bf102b08258c8e1de1c0476835329ec5
+Author: Nils Philippsen <nils@redhat.com>
+Date:   Tue Sep 4 16:43:34 2012 +0200
+
+    make installed sane-config multi-lib aware again
+
+    This partially reverts commit 77c4ea1a7aa680fb1c3ee4daa1404f21439b2c9b.
+---
+ tools/sane-config.in | 4 ----
+ 1 file changed, 4 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/tools/sane-config.in b/tools/sane-config.in
+index 8e4b52a..1fae2e5 100644
+--- a/tools/sane-config.in
++++ b/tools/sane-config.in
+@@ -10,10 +10,6 @@ scriptname="sane-config"
+ prefix="@prefix@"
+ exec_prefix="@exec_prefix@"
+ 
+-# using our installed *.pc only - neither default nor user paths
+-export PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR="@libdir@/pkgconfig"
+-export PKG_CONFIG_PATH=""
+-
+ pkgconfig_package=sane-backends
+ 
+ usage ()
+-- 
+1.7.11.4
+
diff --git a/sane-backends.spec b/sane-backends.spec
index 222bfa2..a25b28b 100644
--- a/sane-backends.spec
+++ b/sane-backends.spec
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ Patch2: sane-backends-1.0.21-SCX4500W.patch
 # Fedora-specific (for now): don't use the same SONAME for backend libs and
 # main lib
 Patch3: sane-backends-1.0.23-soname.patch
+# Fedora-specific (for now): make installed sane-config multi-lib aware again
+Patch4: sane-backends-1.0.23-sane-config-multilib.patch
 
 URL: http://www.sane-project.org
 
@@ -114,6 +116,7 @@ This package contains backend drivers to access digital cameras through SANE.
 %patch1 -p1 -b .epson-expression800
 %patch2 -p1 -b .SCX4500W
 %patch3 -p1 -b .soname
+%patch4 -p1 -b .sane-config-multilib
 
 %build
 %if ! 0%{?_hardened_build}
@@ -191,6 +194,9 @@ install -m 0644 tools/sane-backends.pc %{buildroot}%{_libdir}/pkgconfig/
 %{_libdir}/sane/*gphoto2.so.*
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Sep 04 2012 Nils Philippsen <nils@redhat.com> - 1.0.23-2
+- make installed sane-config multi-lib aware again
+
 * Fri Aug 31 2012 Nils Philippsen <nils@redhat.com> - 1.0.23-1
 - version 1.0.23
 - update udev patch, remove obsolete patches