diff --git a/pegasus-2.12.0-enable_interop_provider.patch b/pegasus-2.12.0-enable_interop_provider.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d88073c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pegasus-2.12.0-enable_interop_provider.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+diff -up pegasus/env_var_Linux.status.orig pegasus/env_var_Linux.status
+--- pegasus/env_var_Linux.status.orig	2012-11-20 11:11:58.000000000 +0100
++++ pegasus/env_var_Linux.status	2012-11-20 11:12:16.650291672 +0100
+@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ PEGASUS_CIM_SCHEMA=CIM231
+ PEGASUS_USE_NET_SNMP=true
+ PEGASUS_ENABLE_PRIVILEGE_SEPARATION=false
+ 
+-PEGASUS_ENABLE_INTEROP_PROVIDER=false
++PEGASUS_ENABLE_INTEROP_PROVIDER=true
+ PEGASUS_ENABLE_PROTOCOL_WSMAN=false
+ 
+ PEGASUS_ENABLE_SLP=true
diff --git a/tog-pegasus.spec b/tog-pegasus.spec
index 91e6019..d92ecc3 100644
--- a/tog-pegasus.spec
+++ b/tog-pegasus.spec
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 Name:           tog-pegasus
 Version:        %{major_ver}.0
-Release:        5%{?dist}
+Release:        6%{?dist}
 Epoch:          2
 Summary:        OpenPegasus WBEM Services for Linux
 
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ Patch21:        pegasus-2.11.1-disable-privilege-separation.patch
 # 22: Fix CMPI enumGetNext function to change CMPI Data state from default CMPI_nullValue
 #     to CMPI_goodValue when it finds and returns next instance correctly
 Patch22:        pegasus-2.12.0-null_value.patch
+# 23: Enables Interop Provider - necessary to e. g. register CMPI providers
+Patch23:        pegasus-2.12.0-enable_interop_provider.patch
 
 BuildRequires:  bash, sed, grep, coreutils, procps, gcc, gcc-c++
 BuildRequires:  libstdc++, make, pam-devel
@@ -195,6 +197,7 @@ rm -rf pegasus/
 %patch20 -p1 -b .sparc-locks
 %patch21 -p1 -b .disable-privilege-separation
 %patch22 -p1 -b .null_value
+%patch23 -p1 -b .enable_interop_provider
 
 
 %build
@@ -316,15 +319,10 @@ popd
 /usr/share/Pegasus/samples
 /usr/include/Pegasus
 /usr/share/Pegasus/html
-%{_libdir}/*.so
-%{_libdir}/Pegasus/providerManagers/*.so
-%{_libdir}/Pegasus/providers/*.so
 
 %files libs
 %defattr(0755, root, pegasus, 0750)
-%{_libdir}/*.so.*
-%{_libdir}/Pegasus/providerManagers/*.so.*
-%{_libdir}/Pegasus/providers/*.so.*
+%{_libdir}/*
 %exclude /usr/lib/debug
 
 %if %{PEGASUS_BUILD_TEST_RPM}
@@ -396,7 +394,22 @@ fi
 /sbin/ldconfig
 %systemd_postun_with_restart tog-pegasus.service
 
-%post devel
+%preun devel
+if [ $1 -eq 0 ] ; then
+   make --directory /usr/share/Pegasus/samples -s clean >/dev/null 2>&1 || :;
+fi
+:;
+
+%pre libs
+if [ $1 -eq 1 ]; then
+#  first install: create the 'pegasus' user and group:
+   /usr/sbin/groupadd -g %{pegasus_gid} -f -r pegasus >/dev/null 2>&1 || :; 
+   /usr/sbin/useradd -u %{pegasus_uid} -r -N -M -g pegasus -s /sbin/nologin -d /var/lib/Pegasus \
+     -c "tog-pegasus OpenPegasus WBEM/CIM services" pegasus >/dev/null 2>&1 || :;
+fi
+:;
+
+%post libs
 if [ $1 -eq 1 ]; then
    # Create Symbolic Links for SDK Libraries
    #
@@ -431,23 +444,6 @@ if [ $1 -eq 1 ]; then
    /bin/chgrp -h pegasus /usr/%{_lib}/Pegasus/providerManagers/libCMPIProviderManager.so
 fi
 :;
-
-%preun devel
-if [ $1 -eq 0 ] ; then
-   make --directory /usr/share/Pegasus/samples -s clean >/dev/null 2>&1 || :;
-fi
-:;
-
-%pre libs
-if [ $1 -eq 1 ]; then
-#  first install: create the 'pegasus' user and group:
-   /usr/sbin/groupadd -g %{pegasus_gid} -f -r pegasus >/dev/null 2>&1 || :; 
-   /usr/sbin/useradd -u %{pegasus_uid} -r -N -M -g pegasus -s /sbin/nologin -d /var/lib/Pegasus \
-     -c "tog-pegasus OpenPegasus WBEM/CIM services" pegasus >/dev/null 2>&1 || :;
-fi
-:;
-
-%post libs
 /sbin/ldconfig
 
 %postun libs
@@ -455,6 +451,11 @@ fi
 
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Nov 20 2012 Vitezslav Crhonek <vcrhonek@redhat.com> - 2:2.12.0-6
+- Set PEGASUS_ENABLE_INTEROP_PROVIDER=true (fixes registration of CMPI providers)
+- Move .so links back to main package (they are necessary to be present for a user
+  to use or execute the functionality in the base package properly)
+
 * Tue Nov 13 2012 Vitezslav Crhonek <vcrhonek@redhat.com> - 2:2.12.0-5
 - Call ldconfig in %%post/%%postun of -libs subpackage
 - Move .so links to -devel subpackage