diff --git a/gzip-stdio.in.patch b/gzip-stdio.in.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d3f98d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gzip-stdio.in.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+Index: gzip-1.4/lib/stdio.in.h
+===================================================================
+--- gzip-1.4.orig/lib/stdio.in.h
++++ gzip-1.4/lib/stdio.in.h
+@@ -125,7 +125,9 @@ extern int fclose (FILE *stream) _GL_ARG
+    so any use of gets warrants an unconditional warning.  Assume it is
+    always declared, since it is required by C89.  */
+ #undef gets
++#if HAVE_RAW_DECL_GETS
+ _GL_WARN_ON_USE (gets, "gets is a security hole - use fgets instead");
++#endif
+ 
+ #if @GNULIB_FOPEN@
+ # if @REPLACE_FOPEN@
diff --git a/gzip.changes b/gzip.changes
index 4078328..1508a08 100644
--- a/gzip.changes
+++ b/gzip.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Jul 17 19:00:13 UTC 2012 - aj@suse.de
+
+- Fix build with missing gets declaration (glibc 2.16)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Feb  7 21:33:35 UTC 2012 - rschweikert@suse.com
 
diff --git a/gzip.spec b/gzip.spec
index 6c63897..614a45e 100644
--- a/gzip.spec
+++ b/gzip.spec
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ Patch2:         zmore.diff
 Patch3:         non-exec-stack.diff
 Patch4:         http://rsync.samba.org/ftp/unpacked/rsync/patches/gzip-rsyncable.diff
 Patch6:         zdiff.diff
+Patch7:         gzip-stdio.in.patch
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
 
 %description
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ times.
 %patch3
 %patch4 -p1
 %patch6
+%patch7 -p1
 
 %build
 CFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS -fomit-frame-pointer \