diff --git a/flex-2.5.34-g++44.diff b/flex-2.5.34-g++44.diff
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aa207a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/flex-2.5.34-g++44.diff
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+Index: skel.c
+===================================================================
+--- skel.c	2008-02-26 22:34:19.000000000 +0100
++++ skel.c	2009-01-12 11:29:26.000000000 +0100
+@@ -286,6 +286,7 @@ const char *skel[] = {
+   "#include <errno.h>",
+   "#include <cstdlib>",
+   "#include <cstring>",
++  "#include <cstdio>",
+   "/* end standard C++ headers. */",
+   "%endif",
+   "",
diff --git a/flex.changes b/flex.changes
index 995ff92..52725d8 100644
--- a/flex.changes
+++ b/flex.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Jan 12 11:35:11 CET 2009 - rguenther@suse.de
+
+- Add patch to include <cstdio> in the C++ header section.  Fixes
+  the C++ parts of the testsuite with GCC 4.4.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Dec 10 12:34:56 CET 2008 - olh@suse.de
 
diff --git a/flex.spec b/flex.spec
index e08e960..dcf6696 100644
--- a/flex.spec
+++ b/flex.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package flex (Version 2.5.35)
 #
-# 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
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ Obsoletes:      flex-64bit
 %endif
 #
 Version:        2.5.35
-Release:        43
+Release:        44
 Summary:        Fast Lexical Analyzer Generator
 Source:         %{name}-%{version}.tar.bz2
 Source1:        lex-wrapper.sh
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ Source2:        README.SUSE
 Patch1:         flex-2.5.34-fPIC.patch
 Patch2:         flex-2.5.33-yylineno.patch
 Patch3:         flex-2.5.34-doc-fix.diff
+Patch4:         flex-2.5.34-g++44.diff
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
 
 %description
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ Authors:
 # all scanners. Let's see if the failing packages got fixed in the meantime.
 #patch2
 %patch3
+%patch4
 cp %{S:2} .
 
 %build
@@ -99,6 +101,9 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %install_info_delete --info-dir=%{_infodir} %{_infodir}/%{name}.info.gz
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Jan 12 2009 rguenther@suse.de
+- Add patch to include <cstdio> in the C++ header section.  Fixes
+  the C++ parts of the testsuite with GCC 4.4.
 * Wed Dec 10 2008 olh@suse.de
 - use Obsoletes: -XXbit only for ppc64 to help solver during distupgrade
   (bnc#437293)