diff --git a/0001-network-fix-network-Connect-method-parameters.patch b/0001-network-fix-network-Connect-method-parameters.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9aba782
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0001-network-fix-network-Connect-method-parameters.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+From 57170b311f1468330f4a9961dc0b3ac45f97bc13 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Gustavo Padovan <gustavo.padovan@collabora.co.uk>
+Date: Sat, 30 Jun 2012 00:39:05 -0300
+Subject: [PATCH] network: fix network Connect() method parameters
+
+---
+ network/connection.c |    4 +++-
+ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/network/connection.c b/network/connection.c
+index 544ec3a..59423a9 100644
+--- a/network/connection.c
++++ b/network/connection.c
+@@ -554,7 +554,9 @@ static void path_unregister(void *data)
+ 
+ static const GDBusMethodTable connection_methods[] = {
+ 	{ GDBUS_ASYNC_METHOD("Connect",
+-			NULL, NULL, connection_connect) },
++				GDBUS_ARGS({"uuid", "s"}),
++				GDBUS_ARGS({"interface", "s"}),
++				connection_connect) },
+ 	{ GDBUS_METHOD("Disconnect",
+ 			NULL, NULL, connection_disconnect) },
+ 	{ GDBUS_METHOD("GetProperties",
+-- 
+1.7.10.4
+
diff --git a/bluez-gstreamer.changes b/bluez-gstreamer.changes
index 25429ae..fdd4700 100644
--- a/bluez-gstreamer.changes
+++ b/bluez-gstreamer.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Jul 20 14:58:35 UTC 2012 - seife+obs@b1-systems.com
+
+- add patch from upstream git to fix bluez networking
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Jul 11 14:04:54 UTC 2012 - seife+obs@b1-systems.com
 
diff --git a/bluez.changes b/bluez.changes
index 25429ae..fdd4700 100644
--- a/bluez.changes
+++ b/bluez.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Jul 20 14:58:35 UTC 2012 - seife+obs@b1-systems.com
+
+- add patch from upstream git to fix bluez networking
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Jul 11 14:04:54 UTC 2012 - seife+obs@b1-systems.com
 
diff --git a/bluez.spec b/bluez.spec
index 3d29774..3c0e14b 100644
--- a/bluez.spec
+++ b/bluez.spec
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ Source3:        bluetooth.sysconfig
 Source5:        baselibs.conf
 Source6:        README.SUSE
 Source7:        bluetooth.modprobe
+# already fixed upstream
+Patch0:         0001-network-fix-network-Connect-method-parameters.patch
 # TODO: push upstream (jeffm?) -- seife
 Patch3:         bluez-4.100-libsbc-make-it-installable.diff
 # TODO: check for obsoletion
@@ -232,6 +234,7 @@ Authors:
 
 %prep
 %setup -q
+%patch0 -p1
 %patch3 -p1
 # disabled the patch because it does no longer cleanly apply and the rule has
 # changed significantly anyway. I'll keep it until i get confirmation in bugzilla.