diff --git a/fakeroot-C99.patch b/fakeroot-C99.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f2c8522
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fakeroot-C99.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+Index: fakeroot-1.35.1/communicate.c
+===================================================================
+--- fakeroot-1.35.1.orig/communicate.c
++++ fakeroot-1.35.1/communicate.c
+@@ -576,7 +576,7 @@ void send_get_fakem(struct fake_msg *buf
+                &fm,
+                sizeof(fm)-sizeof(fm.mtype),0,0);
+ 
+-      ptr = &fm;
++      ptr = (uint8_t*) &fm;
+       for (k=0; k<16; k++) {
+         magic_candidate = *(uint32_t*)&ptr[k];
+         if (magic_candidate == FAKEROOT_MAGIC_LE || magic_candidate == FAKEROOT_MAGIC_BE) {
+Index: fakeroot-1.35.1/faked.c
+===================================================================
+--- fakeroot-1.35.1.orig/faked.c
++++ fakeroot-1.35.1/faked.c
+@@ -1089,7 +1089,7 @@ void get_msg()
+   do {
+     r=msgrcv(msg_get,&fm,sizeof(struct fake_msg_buf),0,0);
+ 
+-    ptr = &fm;
++    ptr = (uint8_t*) &fm;
+     for (k=0; k<16; k++) {
+       magic_candidate = *(uint32_t*)&ptr[k];
+       if (magic_candidate == FAKEROOT_MAGIC_LE || magic_candidate == FAKEROOT_MAGIC_BE) {
diff --git a/fakeroot.changes b/fakeroot.changes
index d1ea893..9fab039 100644
--- a/fakeroot.changes
+++ b/fakeroot.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Jul 26 16:05:25 UTC 2024 - Martin Jambor <mjambor@suse.com>
+
+- Aded fakeroot-C99.patch to fix C99 violations which prevent building
+  with GCC 14.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sat Jun 29 21:06:15 UTC 2024 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/fakeroot.spec b/fakeroot.spec
index f9ee96c..82c5fcd 100644
--- a/fakeroot.spec
+++ b/fakeroot.spec
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ Source0:        http://ftp.debian.org/debian/pool/main/f/fakeroot/%{name}_%{vers
 Source99:       baselibs.conf
 # PATCH-FIX-UPSTREAM fakeroot-1.21-fix-shell-in-fakeroot.patch (deb#828810)
 Patch0:         fakeroot-1.21-fix-shell-in-fakeroot
+# PATCH-FIX-UPSTREAM fakeroot-C99.patch - fix C99 issues preventing building with gcc 14
+Patch1:         fakeroot-C99.patch
 BuildRequires:  autoconf >= 2.71
 BuildRequires:  automake
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
@@ -41,7 +43,7 @@ BuildRequires:  po4a
 BuildRequires:  sharutils
 BuildRequires:  user(daemon)
 Requires(post): update-alternatives
-Requires(preun): update-alternatives
+Requires(preun):update-alternatives
 
 %description
 fakeroot runs a command in an environment wherein it appears to have