diff --git a/kdelibs-4.0.3-libexecdir.patch b/kdelibs-4.0.3-libexecdir.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e6493b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kdelibs-4.0.3-libexecdir.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+diff -ur kdelibs-4.0.3/kdecore/kernel/kstandarddirs.cpp kdelibs-4.0.3-libexecdir/kdecore/kernel/kstandarddirs.cpp
+--- kdelibs-4.0.3/kdecore/kernel/kstandarddirs.cpp	2008-03-27 21:33:34.000000000 +0100
++++ kdelibs-4.0.3-libexecdir/kdecore/kernel/kstandarddirs.cpp	2008-03-31 18:07:10.000000000 +0200
+@@ -1585,7 +1585,7 @@
+         addResourceType(types_string + types_indices[index], 0, types_string + types_indices[index+1], true);
+         index+=2;
+     }
+-    addResourceType("exe", "lib", "kde4/libexec", true );
++    addResourceType("exe", 0, "libexec/kde4", true );
+ 
+     addResourceDir("home", QDir::homePath(), false);
+ }
+diff -ur kdelibs-4.0.3/kdecore/kernel/kstandarddirs_unix.cpp kdelibs-4.0.3-libexecdir/kdecore/kernel/kstandarddirs_unix.cpp
+--- kdelibs-4.0.3/kdecore/kernel/kstandarddirs_unix.cpp	2008-03-27 21:27:35.000000000 +0100
++++ kdelibs-4.0.3-libexecdir/kdecore/kernel/kstandarddirs_unix.cpp	2008-03-31 17:54:58.000000000 +0200
+@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
+             if (strcmp("lib", type) == 0)
+                 return QString::fromLatin1(LIB_INSTALL_DIR "/");
+             if (strcmp("libexec", type) == 0)
+-                return QString::fromLatin1(KDEDIR "/lib" KDELIBSUFF "/kde4/libexec/");
++                return QString::fromLatin1(LIBEXEC_INSTALL_DIR "/");
+             if (strcmp("locale", type) == 0)
+                 return QString::fromLatin1(LOCALE_INSTALL_DIR "/");
+             break;
+diff -ur kdelibs-4.0.3/kdecore/tests/kstandarddirstest.cpp kdelibs-4.0.3-libexecdir/kdecore/tests/kstandarddirstest.cpp
+--- kdelibs-4.0.3/kdecore/tests/kstandarddirstest.cpp	2008-03-27 21:33:34.000000000 +0100
++++ kdelibs-4.0.3-libexecdir/kdecore/tests/kstandarddirstest.cpp	2008-03-31 17:54:58.000000000 +0200
+@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
+ #endif
+     const QString bin = KGlobal::dirs()->findResource( "exe", "kioslave" EXT );
+     QVERIFY( !bin.isEmpty() );
+-    QVERIFY( bin.endsWith( "kde4/libexec/kioslave" EXT ) );
++    QVERIFY( bin.endsWith( "kde4/libexec/kioslave" EXT ) || bin.endsWith( "libexec/kde4/kioslave" EXT ) );
+     QVERIFY( !QDir::isRelativePath(bin) );
+ 
+     const QString data = KGlobal::dirs()->findResource( "data", "katepart/syntax/sql.xml" );
+@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@
+     // findExe with a result in libexec
+     const QString lnusertemp = KGlobal::dirs()->findExe( "lnusertemp" );
+     QVERIFY( !lnusertemp.isEmpty() );
+-    QVERIFY( lnusertemp.endsWith( "lib" KDELIBSUFF "/kde4/libexec/lnusertemp" EXT ) );
++    QVERIFY( lnusertemp.endsWith( "lib" KDELIBSUFF "/kde4/libexec/lnusertemp" EXT ) || lnusertemp.endsWith( "libexec/kde4/lnusertemp" EXT ) );
+ 
+     // Check the "exe" resource too
+     QCOMPARE( KGlobal::dirs()->realFilePath(kdeinit),
+diff -ur kdelibs-4.0.3/kio/tests/krununittest.cpp kdelibs-4.0.3-libexecdir/kio/tests/krununittest.cpp
+--- kdelibs-4.0.3/kio/tests/krununittest.cpp	2008-03-27 21:27:16.000000000 +0100
++++ kdelibs-4.0.3-libexecdir/kio/tests/krununittest.cpp	2008-03-31 17:54:58.000000000 +0200
+@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@
+     if (kmailservice.isEmpty()) kmailservice = "kmailservice";
+     if (!kdeinit.isEmpty()) {
+         QVERIFY(!kmailservice.isEmpty());
+-        QVERIFY(kmailservice.contains("kde4/libexec"));
++        QVERIFY(kmailservice.contains("kde4/libexec") || kmailservice.contains("libexec/kde4"));
+     }
+ 
+     QTest::newRow("%U l0") << "kdeinit4 %U" << l0 << false << kdeinit;
diff --git a/kdelibs.spec b/kdelibs.spec
index c3124ab..2b77f85 100644
--- a/kdelibs.spec
+++ b/kdelibs.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 Summary: K Desktop Environment 4 - Libraries
 Version: 4.0.3
-Release: 2%{?dist}
+Release: 3%{?dist}
 
 %if 0%{?fedora} > 8
 Name: kdelibs
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ Patch11: kdelibs-4.0.2-policykit-workaround.patch
 Patch12: kdelibs-4.x-xdg-menu.patch
 # Fedora build type - adds -DNDEBUG, removes -O2 -g (already in RPM_OPT_FLAGS)
 Patch13: kdelibs-4.0.3-fedora-buildtype.patch
+# patch KStandardDirs to use %{_libexecdir}/kde4 instead of %{_libdir}/kde4/libexec
+Patch14: kdelibs-4.0.3-libexecdir.patch
 
 BuildRequires: qt4-devel >= 4.3.0
 Requires: qt4 >= %{_qt4_version} 
@@ -195,6 +197,7 @@ sed -i -e "s|@@VERSION_RELEASE@@|%{version}-%{release}|" kio/kio/kprotocolmanage
 %patch11 -p1 -b .policykit
 %patch12 -p1 -b .Administration-menu
 %patch13 -p1 -b .fedora-buildtype
+%patch14 -p1 -b .libexecdir
 
 
 %build
@@ -307,7 +310,7 @@ rm -rf %{buildroot}
 %{_kde4_libdir}/libkdeinit4_*.so
 %dir %{_kde4_libdir}/kde4/
 %{_kde4_libdir}/kde4/*.so
-%{_kde4_libdir}/kde4/libexec/
+%{_kde4_libexecdir}/*
 %dir %{_kde4_libdir}/kde4/plugins/
 %{_kde4_libdir}/kde4/plugins/imageformats/
 %{_kde4_libdir}/kde4/plugins/phonon_platform/
@@ -355,6 +358,9 @@ rm -rf %{buildroot}
 
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Mar 31 2008 Kevin Kofler <Kevin@tigcc.ticalc.org> 4.0.3-3
+- patch and update file list for _kde4_libexecdir
+
 * Mon Mar 31 2008 Kevin Kofler <Kevin@tigcc.ticalc.org> 4.0.3-2
 - add Fedora build type (uses -DNDEBUG)