diff --git a/libmms-nognetexport.patch b/libmms-nognetexport.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..319e14a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libmms-nognetexport.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+--- src/uri.h.orig
++++ src/uri.h
+@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
+ extern "C" {
+ #endif /* __cplusplus */
+ 
++#pragma GCC visibility push(hidden)
+ 
+ /**
+  *  GURI:
+@@ -90,5 +91,5 @@ char*     gnet_mms_helper(const GURI* ur
+ #ifdef __cplusplus
+ }
+ #endif				/* __cplusplus */
+-
++#pragma GCC visibility pop
+ #endif /* _GNET_URI_H */
diff --git a/libmms.changes b/libmms.changes
index ab208ee..1d29820 100644
--- a/libmms.changes
+++ b/libmms.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sun Mar 24 04:43:36 UTC 2013 - crrodriguez@opensuse.org
+
+- libmms-nognetexport.patch: libmms 
+  exports functions that belong to gnome's gnet
+  library, that will of course cause symbol clashes.
+  We cannot just link to the system's gnet because it uses
+  and slightly older API, just hide the symbols instead.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Nov 22 18:40:37 UTC 2012 - crrodriguez@opensuse.org
 
diff --git a/libmms.spec b/libmms.spec
index b6c19ea..ac8ba83 100644
--- a/libmms.spec
+++ b/libmms.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package libmms
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2012 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2013 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
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ Source3:        baselibs.conf
 BuildRequires:  pkg-config
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(glib-2.0)
 Patch0:         libmms-pkgconfig.patch
+Patch1:         libmms-nognetexport.patch
 
 %description
 LibMMS is a common library for parsing mms:// and mmsh:// type network streams.
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@ Headers and libraries to program against %{name}
 %prep
 %setup -q
 %patch0
+%patch1
 
 %build
 %configure --disable-static