diff --git a/file-magic-filesystems.patch b/file-magic-filesystems.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..020a822
--- /dev/null
+++ b/file-magic-filesystems.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+diff --git a/magic/Magdir/filesystems b/magic/Magdir/filesystems
+index b1c8d0bf..8e91ba16 100644
+--- a/magic/Magdir/filesystems
++++ b/magic/Magdir/filesystems
+@@ -1994,7 +1994,7 @@
+ # to display CD-ROM (70=81-11) after MBR (113=40+72+1), partition-table (71=50+21) and before Apple Driver Map (51)
+ #!:strength -11
+ # to display CD-ROM (114=81+33) before MBR (113=40+72+1), partition-table (71=50+21) and Apple Driver Map (51)
+-!:strength +34
++!:strength +35
+ >0	use	cdrom
+ 
+ # URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NRG_(file_format)
diff --git a/file.spec b/file.spec
index ac7878e..9a81921 100644
--- a/file.spec
+++ b/file.spec
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 Summary: A utility for determining file types
 Name: file
 Version: 5.38
-Release: 4%{?dist}
+Release: 5%{?dist}
 License: BSD
 Source0: ftp://ftp.astron.com/pub/file/file-%{version}.tar.gz
 
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ Patch0: file-localmagic.patch
 Patch1: file-4.17-rpm-name.patch
 Patch2: file-5.04-volume_key.patch
 
+# fixed in upstream; increase CDROM strength to beat MBR (#1696798) 
+Patch3:file-magic-filesystems.patch
+
 URL: http://www.darwinsys.com/file/
 Requires: file-libs = %{version}-%{release}
 BuildRequires: zlib-devel
@@ -203,6 +206,9 @@ cd %{py3dir}
 %endif
 
 %changelog
+* Tue May 26 2020 Vincent Mihalkovič <vmihalko@redhat.com> - 5.38-5
+- increase CDROM strength to beat MBR (#1696798)
+
 * Sat May 23 2020 Miro Hrončok <mhroncok@redhat.com> - 5.38-4
 - Rebuilt for Python 3.9