diff --git a/gnuchess-getline.diff b/gnuchess-getline.diff
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f9bbad8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gnuchess-getline.diff
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+--- src/common.h
++++ src/common.h
+@@ -745,7 +745,7 @@
+  * Input routine, initialized to one of the specific
+  * input routines. The given argument is the prompt.
+  */
+-void (*getline) (char *);
++void (*my_getline) (char *);
+ 
+ #define MAXSTR 128
+ extern char inputstr[MAXSTR];
+--- src/input.c
++++ src/input.c
+@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@
+ 	      (RealGameCnt+1)/2 + 1 );
+     }
+     pthread_mutex_lock(&input_mutex);
+-    getline(prompt);
++    my_getline(prompt);
+     input_status = INPUT_AVAILABLE;
+     pthread_cond_signal(&input_cond);
+     pthread_mutex_unlock(&input_mutex);
+@@ -173,13 +173,13 @@
+ {
+ #ifdef HAVE_LIBREADLINE
+   if (isatty(STDIN_FILENO)) {
+-    getline = getline_readline;
++    my_getline = getline_readline;
+     using_history();
+   } else {
+-    getline = getline_standard;
++    my_getline = getline_standard;
+   }
+ #else
+-  getline = getline_standard;
++  my_getline = getline_standard;
+ #endif
+   /* Start input thread */
+   pthread_create(&input_thread, NULL, input_func, NULL);
diff --git a/gnuchess.changes b/gnuchess.changes
index 5853b0e..5b479e0 100644
--- a/gnuchess.changes
+++ b/gnuchess.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sun Jun  7 12:00:28 CEST 2009 - ro@suse.de
+
+- rename getline to my_getline to avoid conflict with function
+  from glibc 
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Nov  6 15:28:52 CET 2008 - ro@suse.de
 
diff --git a/gnuchess.spec b/gnuchess.spec
index 8c821e7..ba2baa5 100644
--- a/gnuchess.spec
+++ b/gnuchess.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package gnuchess (Version 5.07)
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2008 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2009 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
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Provides:       chess_backend
 Provides:       gchess
 AutoReqProv:    on
 Version:        5.07
-Release:        143
+Release:        144
 Summary:        GNU Chess Program
 Source:         %{name}-%{version}.tar.bz2
 # WARNING: Don't forget to re-generate book.dat manually before submit!
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ Source2:        book.dat.bz2
 Source3:        genbook.sh
 Source4:        gnuchess.6
 Patch0:         gnuchess-nonstatic.diff
+Patch1:         gnuchess-getline.diff
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
 
 %description
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ Authors:
 %prep
 %setup
 %patch0
+%patch1
 
 %build
 CFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS"
@@ -90,6 +92,9 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %doc AUTHORS COPYING ChangeLog NEWS README TODO doc
 
 %changelog
+* Sun Jun 07 2009 ro@suse.de
+- rename getline to my_getline to avoid conflict with function
+  from glibc
 * Thu Nov 06 2008 ro@suse.de
 - remove NoSource tag
 * Fri Mar 30 2007 ro@suse.de