diff --git a/gdm-fails-to-restart-gnome-shell.patch b/gdm-fails-to-restart-gnome-shell.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9a716d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gdm-fails-to-restart-gnome-shell.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+diff --git a/daemon/gdm-display.c b/daemon/gdm-display.c
+index ab84ba4..e1d0996 100644
+--- a/daemon/gdm-display.c
++++ b/daemon/gdm-display.c
+@@ -673,7 +673,7 @@ gdm_display_unmanage (GdmDisplay *self)
+         }
+ 
+         elapsed = g_timer_elapsed (self->priv->server_timer, NULL);
+-        if (elapsed < 3) {
++        if (elapsed < 10) {
+                 g_warning ("GdmDisplay: display lasted %lf seconds", elapsed);
+                 _gdm_display_set_status (self, GDM_DISPLAY_FAILED);
+         } else {
diff --git a/gdm.changes b/gdm.changes
index a7a9507..921a8db 100644
--- a/gdm.changes
+++ b/gdm.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Aug 16 09:10:42 UTC 2016 - tyang@suse.com
+
+- Add gdm-fails-to-restart-gnome-shell.patch
+  bsc#981976 -- Gdm should stop after a few times fails
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed May 25 11:07:42 UTC 2016 - zaitor@opensuse.org
 
diff --git a/gdm.spec b/gdm.spec
index 8f3a55f..d18d487 100644
--- a/gdm.spec
+++ b/gdm.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package gdm
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2016 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2016 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
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ Patch34:        gdm-default-wm.patch
 Patch35:        gdm-xauthlocalhostname.patch
 # PATCH-FIX-UPSTREAM gdm-plymouth-vt1.patch bnc#881676 fcrozat@suse.com -- switch to VT1 when quitting if gdm was starting with plymouth running
 Patch41:        gdm-plymouth-vt1.patch
+# PATCH-FIX-UPSTREAM gdm-fails-to-restart-gnome-shell.patch bsc#981976 tyang@suse.com -- Gdm should stop after a few times fails
+Patch42:        gdm-fails-to-restart-gnome-shell.patch
 BuildRequires:  check-devel
 # needed for directory ownership
 BuildRequires:  dconf
@@ -190,6 +192,7 @@ translation-update-upstream
 %patch34 -p1
 #patch35 -p1
 %patch41 -p1
+%patch42 -p1
 
 %build
 NOCONFIGURE=1 sh autogen.sh