diff --git a/RPC-XML-0.76-extern_ent.dif b/RPC-XML-0.76-extern_ent.dif
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..22e055c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/RPC-XML-0.76-extern_ent.dif
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- ./lib/RPC/XML/Parser/XMLParser.pm.orig	2012-06-04 16:10:31.000000000 +0000
++++ ./lib/RPC/XML/Parser/XMLParser.pm	2012-06-04 16:11:04.000000000 +0000
+@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ use strict;
+ use warnings;
+ use vars qw($VERSION);
+ use subs qw(error stack_error new message_init message_end tag_start tag_end
+-            final char_data parse);
++            final char_data parse extern_ent);
+ use base 'RPC::XML::Parser';
+ 
+ # I'm not ready to add Readonly to my list of dependencies...
diff --git a/perl-RPC-XML.changes b/perl-RPC-XML.changes
index 84204a4..bc0c74f 100644
--- a/perl-RPC-XML.changes
+++ b/perl-RPC-XML.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Jun  4 18:12:08 CEST 2012 - mls@suse.de
+
+- predeclare extern_ent so that it works with perl-5.16.0
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Nov 18 11:40:58 UTC 2011 - coolo@suse.com
 
diff --git a/perl-RPC-XML.spec b/perl-RPC-XML.spec
index ef55bcb..ea133ca 100644
--- a/perl-RPC-XML.spec
+++ b/perl-RPC-XML.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package perl-RPC-XML
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2011 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2012 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -16,15 +16,14 @@
 #
 
 
-
 Name:           perl-RPC-XML
 Version:        0.76
-Release:        1
-License:        GPL-1.0+ or Artistic-1.0
+Release:        0
 %define cpan_name RPC-XML
 Summary:        A set of classes for core data, message and XML handling
-Url:            http://search.cpan.org/dist/RPC-XML/
+License:        GPL-1.0+ or Artistic-1.0
 Group:          Development/Libraries/Perl
+Url:            http://search.cpan.org/dist/RPC-XML/
 Source:         http://www.cpan.org/authors/id/R/RJ/RJRAY/RPC-XML-%{version}.tar.gz
 # UNCLEAR
 Source1:        RPC-XML-0.53-ext-daemon-and-header-cb.dif
@@ -32,14 +31,15 @@ Source1:        RPC-XML-0.53-ext-daemon-and-header-cb.dif
 Source2:        RPC-XML-0.60-fix-utf8.dif
 #PATCH-FIX-OPENSUSE - ro@suse.de - fix build in chroot/buildservice
 Patch2:         RPC-XML-0.60-rev127.dif
-BuildRequires:  perl(constant) >= 1.03
+Patch3:         RPC-XML-0.76-extern_ent.dif
+BuildRequires:  perl
+BuildRequires:  perl-macros
 BuildRequires:  perl(File::Spec) >= 0.8
 BuildRequires:  perl(LWP) >= 5.834
 BuildRequires:  perl(Scalar::Util) >= 1.19
 BuildRequires:  perl(XML::LibXML) >= 1.70
 BuildRequires:  perl(XML::Parser) >= 2.31
-BuildRequires:  perl
-BuildRequires:  perl-macros
+BuildRequires:  perl(constant) >= 1.03
 Requires:       perl(constant) >= 1.03
 Requires:       perl(File::Spec) >= 0.8
 Requires:       perl(LWP) >= 5.834
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ RPC::XML::Server manpage, respectively.
 %prep
 %setup -q -n %{cpan_name}-%{version}
 %patch2 -p0
+%patch3
 
 %build
 %{__perl} Makefile.PL INSTALLDIRS=vendor