diff --git a/gcc8.patch b/gcc8.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c9e496c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gcc8.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+Index: glibmm-2.52.1/glib/glibmm/threads.h
+===================================================================
+--- glibmm-2.52.1.orig/glib/glibmm/threads.h
++++ glibmm-2.52.1/glib/glibmm/threads.h
+@@ -657,7 +657,7 @@ public:
+    */
+   inline void replace(T* data);
+ 
+-  GPrivate* gobj() { return gobject_; }
++  GPrivate* gobj() { return &gobject_; }
+ 
+ private:
+   GPrivate gobject_;
diff --git a/glibmm2_4.changes b/glibmm2_4.changes
index c4b77c4..2e4cb6a 100644
--- a/glibmm2_4.changes
+++ b/glibmm2_4.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Feb 27 09:11:55 UTC 2018 - schwab@suse.de
+
+- gcc8.patch: add missing address operator
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Sep 14 08:45:45 UTC 2017 - zaitor@opensuse.org
 
diff --git a/glibmm2_4.spec b/glibmm2_4.spec
index a699e38..60cd5f0 100644
--- a/glibmm2_4.spec
+++ b/glibmm2_4.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package glibmm2_4
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2017 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2018 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -24,11 +24,12 @@ Name:           glibmm2_4
 Version:        2.52.1
 Release:        0
 Summary:        C++ Interface for Glib
-License:        LGPL-2.1+
+License:        LGPL-2.1-or-later
 Group:          Development/Libraries/C and C++
 Url:            http://www.gtkmm.org/
 Source0:        http://download.gnome.org/sources/glibmm/2.52/%{_name}-%{version}.tar.xz
 Source99:       baselibs.conf
+Patch0:         gcc8.patch
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
 BuildRequires:  gcc-c++
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(gio-2.0)
@@ -87,6 +88,7 @@ C++ and makes it possible for gtkmm to wrap GObject-based APIs.
 
 %prep
 %setup -q -n %{_name}-%{version}
+%patch0 -p1
 
 %build
 %configure --disable-static