diff --git a/diffutils-stdio.in.patch b/diffutils-stdio.in.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..117ade4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/diffutils-stdio.in.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+Index: diffutils-3.2/lib/stdio.in.h
+===================================================================
+--- diffutils-3.2.orig/lib/stdio.in.h
++++ diffutils-3.2/lib/stdio.in.h
+@@ -693,12 +693,14 @@ _GL_CXXALIAS_RPL (gets, char *, (char *s
+ _GL_CXXALIAS_SYS (gets, char *, (char *s));
+ #  undef gets
+ # endif
++#if HAVE_RAW_DECL_GETS
+ _GL_CXXALIASWARN (gets);
+ /* It is very rare that the developer ever has full control of stdin,
+    so any use of gets warrants an unconditional warning.  Assume it is
+    always declared, since it is required by C89.  */
+ _GL_WARN_ON_USE (gets, "gets is a security hole - use fgets instead");
+ #endif
++#endif
+ 
+ 
+ #if @GNULIB_OBSTACK_PRINTF@ || @GNULIB_OBSTACK_PRINTF_POSIX@
diff --git a/diffutils.changes b/diffutils.changes
index 5d53538..4c8deff 100644
--- a/diffutils.changes
+++ b/diffutils.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Jul 17 19:04:29 UTC 2012 - aj@suse.de
+
+- Fix build with missing gets declaration (glibc 2.16)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Feb 27 16:22:01 CET 2012 - jslaby@suse.de
 
diff --git a/diffutils.spec b/diffutils.spec
index 8f610ef..2a27564 100644
--- a/diffutils.spec
+++ b/diffutils.spec
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 # Please submit bugfixes or comments via http://bugs.opensuse.org/
 #
 
+
 Name:           diffutils
 Url:            http://www.gnu.org/software/diffutils/
 Provides:       diff
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ Summary:        GNU diff Utilities
 License:        GFDL-1.2 ; GPL-3.0+
 Group:          Productivity/Text/Utilities
 Source:         %{name}-%{version}.tar.xz
+Patch1:         diffutils-stdio.in.patch
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
 BuildRequires:  xz
 
@@ -35,6 +37,7 @@ make source code patches, for instance.
 
 %prep
 %setup -q
+%patch1 -p1
 
 %build
 %configure