diff --git a/icu.changes b/icu.changes
index eb9b68a..2cb7157 100644
--- a/icu.changes
+++ b/icu.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Jul  5 10:08:40 UTC 2017 - schwab@suse.de
+
+- xlocale.patch: don't use obsolete <xlocale.h>
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed May 17 11:14:47 UTC 2017 - rguenther@suse.com
 
diff --git a/icu.spec b/icu.spec
index 4e7aa5a..8e1116f 100644
--- a/icu.spec
+++ b/icu.spec
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ Patch3:         icu-versioning.diff
 Patch4:         icu-fix-install-mode-files.diff
 Patch6:         icu-error-reporting.diff
 Patch7:         icu-avoid-x87-excess-precision.diff
+Patch8:         xlocale.patch
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
 BuildRequires:  gcc-c++
 BuildRequires:  pkg-config
@@ -159,6 +160,7 @@ cd ..
 
 %patch -P 3 -P 4 -P 6 -p1
 %patch7
+%patch8 -p1
 
 %build
 cd source
diff --git a/xlocale.patch b/xlocale.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8b04c53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xlocale.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+Index: icu/source/i18n/digitlst.cpp
+===================================================================
+--- icu.orig/source/i18n/digitlst.cpp
++++ icu/source/i18n/digitlst.cpp
+@@ -61,11 +61,7 @@
+ #endif
+ 
+ #if U_USE_STRTOD_L
+-# if U_PLATFORM_USES_ONLY_WIN32_API || U_PLATFORM == U_PF_CYGWIN
+-#   include <locale.h>
+-# else
+-#   include <xlocale.h>
+-# endif
++# include <locale.h>
+ #endif
+ 
+ // ***************************************************************************