diff --git a/eom-fix-introspection.patch b/eom-fix-introspection.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..77c9d49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/eom-fix-introspection.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+--- a/configure.ac
++++ b/configure.ac
+@@ -142,6 +142,8 @@ else
+ 	have_introspection=no
+ fi
+ 
++AM_CONDITIONAL(HAVE_INTROSPECTION, test "x$have_introspection" = xyes)
++
+ # ***************
+ # ZLIB (required)
+ # ***************
+--- a/src/main.c
++++ b/src/main.c
+@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
+ #include <dbus/dbus-glib-bindings.h>
+ #include <gdk/gdkx.h>
+ #endif
+-#ifdef HAVE_INSTROSPECTION
++#ifdef HAVE_INTROSPECTION
+ #include <girepository.h>
+ #endif
+ 
diff --git a/eom.changes b/eom.changes
index 4fff88f..f18d007 100644
--- a/eom.changes
+++ b/eom.changes
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ Mon Dec  7 15:13:31 UTC 2015 - sor.alexei@meowr.ru
  * Fix shortcuts for several menu items in en_US locale.
  * Some more fixes and cleanups.
 - Enable GObject Introspection.
+- Add eom-fix-introspection.patch: fixes compilation with
+  GObject Introspection enabled.
 
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Nov  5 20:43:01 UTC 2015 - sor.alexei@meowr.ru
diff --git a/eom.spec b/eom.spec
index fb5fd65..ab7ad87 100644
--- a/eom.spec
+++ b/eom.spec
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ License:        GPL-2.0+ and LGPL-2.1+
 Group:          System/GUI/Other
 Url:            http://mate-desktop.org/
 Source:         http://pub.mate-desktop.org/releases/%{_version}/%{name}-%{version}.tar.xz
+# PATCH-FIX-UPSTREAM eom-fix-introspection.patch -- Fix compilation with GObject Introspection enabled.
+Patch0:         %{name}-fix-introspection.patch
 BuildRequires:  hicolor-icon-theme
 BuildRequires:  libjpeg-devel
 BuildRequires:  libxml2-python
@@ -86,6 +88,7 @@ simplicity and standards compliance.
 
 %prep
 %setup -q
+%patch0 -p1
 
 %build
 NOCONFIGURE=1 mate-autogen