diff --git a/gpm-1.20.1-log.patch b/gpm-1.20.1-log.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a27f5ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gpm-1.20.1-log.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+--- src/report.c
++++ src/report.c
+@@ -137,8 +137,9 @@
+          switch(stat) {
+             case GPM_STAT_INFO:
+ #ifdef HAVE_VSYSLOG
+-               syslog(LOG_INFO | LOG_USER, GPM_STRING_INFO);
+-               vsyslog(LOG_INFO | LOG_USER, text, ap_sys);
++               // gpm spams /var/log/messages (bnc#307209)
++               // syslog(LOG_INFO | LOG_USER, GPM_STRING_INFO);
++               // vsyslog(LOG_INFO | LOG_USER, text, ap_sys);
+ #endif
+                break;
+ 
diff --git a/gpm.changes b/gpm.changes
index 0193801..b3d3d15 100644
--- a/gpm.changes
+++ b/gpm.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Apr  9 09:26:43 CEST 2008 - anosek@suse.cz
+
+- fixed: gpm spams /var/log/messages (bnc#307209) (log.patch)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Feb 22 00:01:15 CET 2008 - crrodriguez@suse.de
 
diff --git a/gpm.spec b/gpm.spec
index af8918c..783f0c5 100644
--- a/gpm.spec
+++ b/gpm.spec
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Provides:       select
 PreReq:         /bin/sed %insserv_prereq %fillup_prereq
 AutoReqProv:    on
 Version:        1.20.1
-Release:        405
+Release:        414
 Summary:        Console Mouse Support
 Source0:        http://arcana.linux.it/pub/gpm/gpm-%{version}.tar.bz2
 Source1:        rcgpm
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ Patch13:        gpm-%{version}-gunze-overflow.patch
 Patch14:        gpm-%{version}-warnings.patch
 Patch15:        gpm-%{version}-verbosity.patch
 Patch16:        gpm-%{version}-OPEN_MAX.patch
+Patch17:        %{name}-%{version}-log.patch
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
 PreReq:         %install_info_prereq
 
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ Authors:
 %patch14
 %patch15
 %patch16 -p1
+%patch17
 #
 cp %{S:1} %{S:2} %{S:3} .
 
@@ -165,6 +167,8 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 /var/adm/fillup-templates/*
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Apr 09 2008 anosek@suse.cz
+- fixed: gpm spams /var/log/messages (bnc#307209) (log.patch)
 * Fri Feb 22 2008 crrodriguez@suse.de
 - add missing calls to restart_on_update and stop_on_removal macros
 - update obsolete XUnitedLinux tags in the init script