diff --git a/discover.spec b/discover.spec
index 706170e..a4afd0f 100644
--- a/discover.spec
+++ b/discover.spec
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ License:        GPL-2.0
 Group:          System/GUI/KDE
 Url:            https://quickgit.kde.org/?p=discover.git
 Source0:        %{name}-%{version}.tar.xz
+#PATCH-FIX-UPSTREAM fix_for_gcc4.diff  -- adjust the connect call so that it also builds with gcc48
+Patch1:         fix_for_gcc4.diff
 BuildRequires:  PackageKit-Qt5-devel
 BuildRequires:  cmake >= 2.8.12
 BuildRequires:  extra-cmake-modules
@@ -70,6 +72,7 @@ This is the systray plasmoid to notify the user that updates are available
 
 %prep
 %setup -q
+%patch1 -p1
 
 %build
   %cmake_kf5 -d build
diff --git a/fix_for_gcc4.diff b/fix_for_gcc4.diff
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..47d63e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fix_for_gcc4.diff
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+diff --git a/libdiscover/backends/PackageKitBackend/PKTransaction.cpp b/libdiscover/backends/PackageKitBackend/PKTransaction.cpp
+index 9afa28a..ca35c66 100644
+--- a/libdiscover/backends/PackageKitBackend/PKTransaction.cpp
++++ b/libdiscover/backends/PackageKitBackend/PKTransaction.cpp
+@@ -64,13 +64,13 @@ void PKTransaction::start()
+     };
+     Q_ASSERT(m_trans);
+ 
+-    connect(m_trans, &PackageKit::Transaction::finished, this, &PKTransaction::cleanup);
+-    connect(m_trans, &PackageKit::Transaction::errorCode, this, &PKTransaction::errorFound);
+-    connect(m_trans, &PackageKit::Transaction::mediaChangeRequired, this, &PKTransaction::mediaChange);
+-    connect(m_trans, &PackageKit::Transaction::requireRestart, this, &PKTransaction::requireRestart);
+-    connect(m_trans, &PackageKit::Transaction::itemProgress, this, &PKTransaction::progressChanged);
+-    connect(m_trans, &PackageKit::Transaction::eulaRequired, this, &PKTransaction::eulaRequired);
+-    connect(m_trans, &PackageKit::Transaction::allowCancelChanged, this, &PKTransaction::cancellableChanged);
++    connect(m_trans.data(), &PackageKit::Transaction::finished, this, &PKTransaction::cleanup);
++    connect(m_trans.data(), &PackageKit::Transaction::errorCode, this, &PKTransaction::errorFound);
++    connect(m_trans.data(), &PackageKit::Transaction::mediaChangeRequired, this, &PKTransaction::mediaChange);
++    connect(m_trans.data(), &PackageKit::Transaction::requireRestart, this, &PKTransaction::requireRestart);
++    connect(m_trans.data(), &PackageKit::Transaction::itemProgress, this, &PKTransaction::progressChanged);
++    connect(m_trans.data(), &PackageKit::Transaction::eulaRequired, this, &PKTransaction::eulaRequired);
++    connect(m_trans.data(), &PackageKit::Transaction::allowCancelChanged, this, &PKTransaction::cancellableChanged);
+     
+     setCancellable(m_trans->allowCancel());
+ }
+@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ void PKTransaction::cleanup(PackageKit::Transaction::Exit exit, uint runtime)
+         cancel = true;
+     }
+ 
+-    disconnect(m_trans, nullptr, this, nullptr);
++    disconnect(m_trans.data(), nullptr, this, nullptr);
+     m_trans = nullptr;
+ 
+     PackageKit::Transaction* t = PackageKit::Daemon::resolve(resource()->packageName(), PackageKit::Transaction::FilterArch);