--- smart-1.4.1/smart/backends/rpm/crpmver.c.distepoch~	2012-01-18 17:05:23.899792165 +0100
+++ smart-1.4.1/smart/backends/rpm/crpmver.c	2012-01-18 17:11:16.227269882 +0100
@@ -122,8 +122,9 @@ vercmpparts(const char *e1, const char *
     rc = vercmppart(r1, r2);
     if (rc)
         return rc;
-    /* ignore distepoch */
-    return 0;
+    else if (!d1 || !d2)
+        return 0;
+    return vercmppart(d1, d2);
 }
 
 static void
--- smart-1.4.1/smart/backends/rpm/rpmver.py.distepoch~	2012-01-18 17:06:47.468905469 +0100
+++ smart-1.4.1/smart/backends/rpm/rpmver.py	2012-01-18 17:07:56.161998607 +0100
@@ -76,8 +76,9 @@ def vercmpparts(e1, v1, r1, d1, e2, v2,
     rc = vercmppart(r1, r2)
     if rc:
         return rc
-    # ignore distepoch
-    return 0
+    elif not d1 or not d2:
+        return 0
+    return vercmppart(d1,d2)
 
 # compare alpha and numeric segments of two versions
 # return 1: a is newer than b