diff --git a/glibc-2.14-32args-printf.patch b/glibc-2.14-32args-printf.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cbd27cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/glibc-2.14-32args-printf.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+# patch to fix printf when register_printf_function is in use and the format to
+# printf contains more than 64 elements.
+#
+# extend_alloca modifies nspecs_max (2nd arg) with the size of the space, not the 
+# number of elements.  Use a temporary to store the return value.  Explicitly set the correct size.
+#
+# bnc#733140
+#
+# Rich Coe (rcoe@wi.rr.com)
+# 
+--- stdio-common/vfprintf.c.orig	2011-11-28 11:53:32.937976831 -0600
++++ stdio-common/vfprintf.c	2011-11-28 16:07:35.546839533 -0600
+@@ -1683,8 +1683,10 @@ do_positional:
+ 	  {
+ 	    /* Extend the array of format specifiers.  */
+ 	    struct printf_spec *old = specs;
+-	    specs = extend_alloca (specs, nspecs_max,
++            size_t nsize = nspecs_max;
++	    specs = extend_alloca (specs, nsize,
+ 				   2 * nspecs_max * sizeof (*specs));
++            nspecs_max = 2 * nspecs_max;
+ 
+ 	    /* Copy the old array's elements to the new space.  */
+ 	    memmove (specs, old, nspecs * sizeof (struct printf_spec));
diff --git a/glibc.changes b/glibc.changes
index 49378cb..a7c8878 100644
--- a/glibc.changes
+++ b/glibc.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Nov 29 03:09:56 UTC 2011 - rcoe@wi.rr.com
+
+- fix printf with many args and printf arg specifiers (bnc#733140)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Nov 24 14:02:55 UTC 2011 - aj@suse.de
 
diff --git a/glibc.spec b/glibc.spec
index 82121fe..d3b0b14 100644
--- a/glibc.spec
+++ b/glibc.spec
@@ -223,6 +223,8 @@ Patch82:        crypt_blowfish-1.2-hack_around_arm.diff
 Patch83:        glibc-arm-clone-unwind-fix.diff
 # PATCH-FIX-OPENSUSE avoid false positive warning that triggers brp postcheck fail
 Patch84:        nscd-avoid-gcc-warning.diff
+# PATCH-FIX-OPENSUSE fix printf with > 32 args and printf specifiers bnc#733140, bso#13446
+Patch85:        glibc-2.14-32args-printf.patch
 
 %description
 The GNU C Library provides the most important standard libraries used
@@ -463,6 +465,7 @@ rm nscd/s-stamp
 %patch74 -p1
 %patch75 -p1
 %patch84
+%patch85
 
 #
 # Inconsistency detected by ld.so: dl-close.c: 719: _dl_close: Assertion `map->l_init_called' failed!