diff --git a/0001-libdocument-libview-Fix-GIR-generation.patch b/0001-libdocument-libview-Fix-GIR-generation.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ae70913
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0001-libdocument-libview-Fix-GIR-generation.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+From 0cad0892dfcd9e06b8671d1641662e33e52c0ad8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Robert Ancell <robert.ancell@canonical.com>
+Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2012 16:06:49 +1200
+Subject: [PATCH] libdocument, libview: Fix GIR generation
+
+---
+ libdocument/Makefile.am |    2 +-
+ libview/Makefile.am     |    2 +-
+ 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/libdocument/Makefile.am b/libdocument/Makefile.am
+index 59c369e..0a6000e 100644
+--- a/libdocument/Makefile.am
++++ b/libdocument/Makefile.am
+@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST = \
+ 
+ if ENABLE_INTROSPECTION
+ 
+-EvinceDocument-$(EV_API_VERSION).gir: libevdocument3.la Makefile $(INST_H_FILES) $(filter %.c,$(libevdocument3_la_SOURCES))
++EvinceDocument-$(EV_API_VERSION).gir: libevdocument3.la Makefile $(INST_H_SRC_FILES) $(INST_H_BUILT_FILES) $(filter %.c,$(libevdocument3_la_SOURCES)) $(filter %.c,$(nodist_libevdocument3_la_SOURCES))
+ 	$(AM_V_GEN) PKG_CONFIG_PATH=$(top_builddir):$$PKG_CONFIG_PATH \
+ 	$(G_IR_SCANNER) -v --namespace EvinceDocument \
+ 	--strip-prefix=Ev \
+diff --git a/libview/Makefile.am b/libview/Makefile.am
+index 81b68a9..65b9f84 100644
+--- a/libview/Makefile.am
++++ b/libview/Makefile.am
+@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST = \
+ 
+ if ENABLE_INTROSPECTION
+ 
+-EvinceView-$(EV_API_VERSION).gir: libevview3.la Makefile $(INST_H_FILES) $(filter %.c,$(libevview3_la_SOURCES))
++EvinceView-$(EV_API_VERSION).gir: libevview3.la Makefile $(INST_H_SRC_FILES) $(INST_H_BUILT_FILES) $(filter %.c,$(libevview3_la_SOURCES)) $(filter %.c,$(nodist_libevview3_la_SOURCES))
+ 	$(AM_V_GEN) PKG_CONFIG_PATH=$(top_builddir):$$PKG_CONFIG_PATH \
+ 	$(G_IR_SCANNER) -v --namespace EvinceView \
+ 	--add-include-path=$(top_builddir)/libdocument \
+-- 
+1.7.10.4
+
diff --git a/evince.spec b/evince.spec
index df98f5b..d9e4779 100644
--- a/evince.spec
+++ b/evince.spec
@@ -6,13 +6,14 @@
 
 Name:           evince
 Version:        3.5.3
-Release:        1%{?dist}
+Release:        2%{?dist}
 Summary:        Document viewer
 
 License:        GPLv2+ and GFDL
 Group:          Applications/Publishing
 URL:            http://projects.gnome.org/evince/
 Source0:        http://download.gnome.org/sources/%{name}/3.5/%{name}-%{version}.tar.xz
+Patch0:         0001-libdocument-libview-Fix-GIR-generation.patch
 
 BuildRequires:  gtk3-devel
 BuildRequires:  glib2-devel >= %{glib2_version}
@@ -107,6 +108,7 @@ It adds an additional tab called "Document" to the file properties dialog.
 
 %prep
 %setup -q
+%patch0 -p1 -b .gir
 
 %build
 ./autogen.sh
@@ -223,6 +225,9 @@ glib-compile-schemas %{_datadir}/glib-2.0/schemas >&/dev/null ||:
 %{_libdir}/nautilus/extensions-3.0/libevince-properties-page.so
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Jun 28 2012 Kalev Lember <kalevlember@gmail.com> - 3.5.3-2
+- Fix the build by backporting a GIR generation fix
+
 * Wed Jun 27 2012 Richard Hughes <hughsient@gmail.com> - 3.5.3-1
 - Update to 3.5.3