diff --git a/0001-ft-Use-FT_Done_MM_Var-instead-of-free-when-available.patch b/0001-ft-Use-FT_Done_MM_Var-instead-of-free-when-available.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3709c5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0001-ft-Use-FT_Done_MM_Var-instead-of-free-when-available.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+From 90e85c2493fdfa3551f202ff10282463f1e36645 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Carlos Garcia Campos <cgarcia@igalia.com>
+Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2018 12:33:07 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] ft: Use FT_Done_MM_Var instead of free when available in
+ cairo_ft_apply_variations
+
+Fixes a crash when using freetype >= 2.9
+---
+ src/cairo-ft-font.c | 4 ++++
+ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
+
+diff --git a/src/cairo-ft-font.c b/src/cairo-ft-font.c
+index 325dd61b4..981973f78 100644
+--- a/src/cairo-ft-font.c
++++ b/src/cairo-ft-font.c
+@@ -2393,7 +2393,11 @@ skip:
+ done:
+         free (coords);
+         free (current_coords);
++#if HAVE_FT_DONE_MM_VAR
++        FT_Done_MM_Var (face->glyph->library, ft_mm_var);
++#else
+         free (ft_mm_var);
++#endif
+     }
+ }
+ 
+-- 
+2.19.2
+
diff --git a/cairo.spec b/cairo.spec
index f358dec..f40a6ac 100644
--- a/cairo.spec
+++ b/cairo.spec
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 Name:		cairo
 Version:	1.16.0
-Release:	2%{?dist}
+Release:	3%{?dist}
 Summary:	A 2D graphics library
 
 License:	LGPLv2 or MPLv1.1
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ Patch3:         cairo-multilib.patch
 # https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/cairo/cairo/merge_requests/1
 Patch4:         0001-Set-default-LCD-filter-to-FreeType-s-default.patch
 
+# https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/cairo/cairo/merge_requests/5
+Patch5:         0001-ft-Use-FT_Done_MM_Var-instead-of-free-when-available.patch
+
 BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires: pkgconfig
 BuildRequires: libXrender-devel
@@ -173,6 +176,10 @@ find $RPM_BUILD_ROOT -name '*.la' -delete
 %{_libdir}/cairo/
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Dec  7 2018 Marek Kasik <mkasik@redhat.com> - 1.16.0-3
+- Use FT_Done_MM_Var instead of free when available in
+- cairo_ft_apply_variations
+
 * Fri Dec  7 2018 Marek Kasik <mkasik@redhat.com> - 1.16.0-2
 - Set default LCD filter to FreeType's default
 - Resolves: #1645763