diff --git a/xlockmore-nose_mode_crash.patch b/xlockmore-nose_mode_crash.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f9360f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xlockmore-nose_mode_crash.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+Index: xlockmore-5.43/modes/nose.c
+===================================================================
+--- xlockmore-5.43.orig/modes/nose.c	2013-02-18 15:53:14.000000000 +0100
++++ xlockmore-5.43/modes/nose.c	2015-03-10 20:44:01.731745516 +0100
+@@ -584,6 +584,11 @@ talk(ModeInfo * mi, Bool force_erase)
+ 	register char *p, *p2;
+ 	char        buf[BUFSIZ], args[MAXLINES][MAXWIDTH];
+ 
++	/* don't try to talk without a graphics context */
++	if (!np->text_bg_gc) {
++		return;
++	}
++
+ 	/* clear what we've written */
+ 	if (np->talking || force_erase) {
+ 		if (!np->talking)
diff --git a/xlockmore.changes b/xlockmore.changes
index ec1ebab..23ada9e 100644
--- a/xlockmore.changes
+++ b/xlockmore.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Mar 10 17:12:23 UTC 2015 - vcizek@suse.com
+
+- fix a crash in nose mode (bnc#882747)
+  * added xlockmore-nose_mode_crash.patch
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Mar 10 08:27:10 UTC 2015 - pgajdos@suse.com
 
diff --git a/xlockmore.spec b/xlockmore.spec
index 7ae5032..f236d29 100644
--- a/xlockmore.spec
+++ b/xlockmore.spec
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ Patch8:         xlockmore-no-copy-dt-needed-entries.patch
 # PATCH-FIX-UPSTREAM xlockmore-extend-freetype-include-search.patch -- search only for freetype.h, not the half path. Also,
 # extended list of directories where could freetype be found
 Patch9:         xlockmore-extend-freetype-include-search.patch
+Patch10:        xlockmore-nose_mode_crash.patch
 BuildRequires:  ImageMagick-devel
 BuildRequires:  automake
 BuildRequires:  bc
@@ -85,6 +86,7 @@ chmod -x README docs/Revisions
 %patch7
 %patch8 -p1
 %patch9 -p1
+%patch10 -p1
 
 %build
 aclocal