diff --git a/0001-fix-minimize_writes.patch b/0001-fix-minimize_writes.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4225f7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0001-fix-minimize_writes.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+From 03f146e955e099c24f7a49eff461645e1c0a0fd7 Fri 28  1 16:00:15 2022
+From: Simon Vogl <simon.vogl@gmx.net>
+Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2022 16:00:15 UTC
+Subject: [PATCH] Fix minimize_writes not minimizing writes
+
+A regression in commit 13f70e3 caused minimize_writes
+to actually not minimize anything. FA_TOUCH needs different kind of verification, stat the file instead
+to see if it needs creating afterall.
+
+diff --git a/lib/fsm.c b/lib/fsm.c
+index af0125db4..935a0a5c6 100644
+--- a/lib/fsm.c
++++ b/lib/fsm.c
+@@ -945,7 +945,12 @@ int rpmPackageFilesInstall(rpmts ts, rpmte te, rpmfiles files,
+ 	    }
+ 	    /* Assume file does't exist when tmp suffix is in use */
+ 	    if (!fp->suffix) {
+-		rc = fsmVerify(fp->fpath, fi);
++		if (fp->action == FA_TOUCH) {
++		    struct stat sb;
++		    rc = fsmStat(fp->fpath, 1, &sb);
++		} else {
++		    rc = fsmVerify(fp->fpath, fi);
++		}
+ 	    } else {
+ 		rc = RPMERR_ENOENT;
+ 	    }
diff --git a/rpm.changes b/rpm.changes
index ae5c0ec..2a17cce 100644
--- a/rpm.changes
+++ b/rpm.changes
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@ Tue Feb  1 12:47:02 UTC 2022 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
 
 - invoke find-lang.sh with bash, it is a bash script (bsc#1195391) 
 
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Jan 28 17:00:15 CEST 2022 - simon.vogl@gmx.net
+
+- Added 0001-fix-minimize_writes.patch to fix minimize_writes not working
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Jan 28 14:19:02 UTC 2022 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/rpm.spec b/rpm.spec
index ae0890d..4f52c0d 100644
--- a/rpm.spec
+++ b/rpm.spec
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ Source8:        rpmconfigcheck
 Source9:        sysconfig.services-rpm
 Source12:       baselibs.conf
 Source13:       rpmconfigcheck.service
+# PATCH-FIX-UPSTREAM
+Patch1:         0001-fix-minimize_writes.patch
 # quilt patches start here
 Patch5:         usr-lib-sysimage-rpm.patch
 Patch13:        ignore-auxv.diff
@@ -262,6 +264,9 @@ popd
 %patch6464
 %endif
 
+# minimize_writes patch
+%patch1 -p1
+
 rm -f m4/libtool.m4
 rm -f m4/lt*.m4