diff --git a/contrib/crossrpms/rtems4.8/sparc/Makefile.am b/contrib/crossrpms/rtems4.8/sparc/Makefile.am
index 88afd3c0fe..fc076034b0 100644
--- a/contrib/crossrpms/rtems4.8/sparc/Makefile.am
+++ b/contrib/crossrpms/rtems4.8/sparc/Makefile.am
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ NEWLIB_VERS = 1.15.0
 include ../gcc.am
 GCC_OPTS += --languages=cxx
 
-GDB_VERS = 6.7.1
+GDB_VERS = 6.8
 GDB_PKGVERS = $(GDB_VERS)
-GDB_RPMREL = 4%{?dist}
+GDB_RPMREL = 1%{?dist}
 include ../gdb.am
 GDB_OPTS +=
diff --git a/contrib/crossrpms/rtems4.8/sparc/gdb-sources.add b/contrib/crossrpms/rtems4.8/sparc/gdb-sources.add
index 23071cec15..fe7c14adbc 100644
--- a/contrib/crossrpms/rtems4.8/sparc/gdb-sources.add
+++ b/contrib/crossrpms/rtems4.8/sparc/gdb-sources.add
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Source0:	ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/gdb/gdb-%{gdb_version}.tar.bz2
 %{?_without_sources:NoSource:	0}
-%if "%{gdb_version}" == "6.7.1"
-Patch0:		gdb-6.7.1-rtems4.8-20080429.diff
+%if "%{gdb_version}" == "6.8"
+Patch0:		gdb-6.8-rtems4.8-20080429.diff
 %endif