diff --git a/freeglut-2.6.0-fixld.patch b/freeglut-2.6.0-fixld.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0a2f565
--- /dev/null
+++ b/freeglut-2.6.0-fixld.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+diff -up freeglut-2.6.0/progs/demos/CallbackMaker/Makefile.in.fixld freeglut-2.6.0/progs/demos/CallbackMaker/Makefile.in
+--- freeglut-2.6.0/progs/demos/CallbackMaker/Makefile.in.fixld	2010-02-15 13:34:53.000000000 +0100
++++ freeglut-2.6.0/progs/demos/CallbackMaker/Makefile.in	2010-02-15 13:35:37.000000000 +0100
+@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ LDFLAGS = @LDFLAGS@
+ LIBM = @LIBM@
+ LIBOBJS = @LIBOBJS@
+ LIBRARY = @LIBRARY@
+-LIBS = @LIBS@
++LIBS = @LIBS@ -lGL
+ LIBTOOL = @LIBTOOL@
+ LIBTOOL_DEPS = @LIBTOOL_DEPS@
+ LIBXI = @LIBXI@
+diff -up freeglut-2.6.0/progs/demos/Fractals/Makefile.in.fixld freeglut-2.6.0/progs/demos/Fractals/Makefile.in
+--- freeglut-2.6.0/progs/demos/Fractals/Makefile.in.fixld	2010-02-15 13:36:39.000000000 +0100
++++ freeglut-2.6.0/progs/demos/Fractals/Makefile.in	2010-02-15 13:36:51.000000000 +0100
+@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ LDFLAGS = @LDFLAGS@
+ LIBM = @LIBM@
+ LIBOBJS = @LIBOBJS@
+ LIBRARY = @LIBRARY@
+-LIBS = @LIBS@
++LIBS = @LIBS@ -lGL
+ LIBTOOL = @LIBTOOL@
+ LIBTOOL_DEPS = @LIBTOOL_DEPS@
+ LIBXI = @LIBXI@
+diff -up freeglut-2.6.0/progs/demos/Fractals_random/Makefile.in.fixld freeglut-2.6.0/progs/demos/Fractals_random/Makefile.in
+--- freeglut-2.6.0/progs/demos/Fractals_random/Makefile.in.fixld	2010-02-15 13:37:00.000000000 +0100
++++ freeglut-2.6.0/progs/demos/Fractals_random/Makefile.in	2010-02-15 13:37:11.000000000 +0100
+@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ LDFLAGS = @LDFLAGS@
+ LIBM = @LIBM@
+ LIBOBJS = @LIBOBJS@
+ LIBRARY = @LIBRARY@
+-LIBS = @LIBS@
++LIBS = @LIBS@ -lGL
+ LIBTOOL = @LIBTOOL@
+ LIBTOOL_DEPS = @LIBTOOL_DEPS@
+ LIBXI = @LIBXI@
+diff -up freeglut-2.6.0/progs/demos/Lorenz/Makefile.in.fixld freeglut-2.6.0/progs/demos/Lorenz/Makefile.in
+--- freeglut-2.6.0/progs/demos/Lorenz/Makefile.in.fixld	2010-02-15 13:37:26.000000000 +0100
++++ freeglut-2.6.0/progs/demos/Lorenz/Makefile.in	2010-02-15 13:37:37.000000000 +0100
+@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ LDFLAGS = @LDFLAGS@
+ LIBM = @LIBM@
+ LIBOBJS = @LIBOBJS@
+ LIBRARY = @LIBRARY@
+-LIBS = @LIBS@
++LIBS = @LIBS@ -lGL
+ LIBTOOL = @LIBTOOL@
+ LIBTOOL_DEPS = @LIBTOOL_DEPS@
+ LIBXI = @LIBXI@
+diff -up freeglut-2.6.0/progs/demos/One/Makefile.in.fixld freeglut-2.6.0/progs/demos/One/Makefile.in
+--- freeglut-2.6.0/progs/demos/One/Makefile.in.fixld	2010-02-15 13:37:43.000000000 +0100
++++ freeglut-2.6.0/progs/demos/One/Makefile.in	2010-02-15 13:37:54.000000000 +0100
+@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ LDFLAGS = @LDFLAGS@
+ LIBM = @LIBM@
+ LIBOBJS = @LIBOBJS@
+ LIBRARY = @LIBRARY@
+-LIBS = @LIBS@
++LIBS = @LIBS@ -lGL
+ LIBTOOL = @LIBTOOL@
+ LIBTOOL_DEPS = @LIBTOOL_DEPS@
+ LIBXI = @LIBXI@
+diff -up freeglut-2.6.0/progs/demos/shapes/Makefile.in.fixld freeglut-2.6.0/progs/demos/shapes/Makefile.in
+--- freeglut-2.6.0/progs/demos/shapes/Makefile.in.fixld	2010-02-15 13:38:02.000000000 +0100
++++ freeglut-2.6.0/progs/demos/shapes/Makefile.in	2010-02-15 13:38:17.000000000 +0100
+@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ LDFLAGS = @LDFLAGS@
+ LIBM = @LIBM@
+ LIBOBJS = @LIBOBJS@
+ LIBRARY = @LIBRARY@
+-LIBS = @LIBS@
++LIBS = @LIBS@ -lGL
+ LIBTOOL = @LIBTOOL@
+ LIBTOOL_DEPS = @LIBTOOL_DEPS@
+ LIBXI = @LIBXI@
+diff -up freeglut-2.6.0/progs/demos/smooth_opengl3/Makefile.in.fixld freeglut-2.6.0/progs/demos/smooth_opengl3/Makefile.in
+--- freeglut-2.6.0/progs/demos/smooth_opengl3/Makefile.in.fixld	2010-02-15 13:38:27.000000000 +0100
++++ freeglut-2.6.0/progs/demos/smooth_opengl3/Makefile.in	2010-02-15 13:38:38.000000000 +0100
+@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ LDFLAGS = @LDFLAGS@
+ LIBM = @LIBM@
+ LIBOBJS = @LIBOBJS@
+ LIBRARY = @LIBRARY@
+-LIBS = @LIBS@
++LIBS = @LIBS@ -lGL
+ LIBTOOL = @LIBTOOL@
+ LIBTOOL_DEPS = @LIBTOOL_DEPS@
+ LIBXI = @LIBXI@
+diff -up freeglut-2.6.0/progs/demos/spaceball/Makefile.in.fixld freeglut-2.6.0/progs/demos/spaceball/Makefile.in
+--- freeglut-2.6.0/progs/demos/spaceball/Makefile.in.fixld	2010-02-15 13:40:44.000000000 +0100
++++ freeglut-2.6.0/progs/demos/spaceball/Makefile.in	2010-02-15 13:41:00.000000000 +0100
+@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ LDFLAGS = @LDFLAGS@
+ LIBM = @LIBM@
+ LIBOBJS = @LIBOBJS@
+ LIBRARY = @LIBRARY@
+-LIBS = @LIBS@
++LIBS = @LIBS@ -lGL
+ LIBTOOL = @LIBTOOL@
+ LIBTOOL_DEPS = @LIBTOOL_DEPS@
+ LIBXI = @LIBXI@
diff --git a/freeglut.spec b/freeglut.spec
index 6d0c109..5e6a206 100644
--- a/freeglut.spec
+++ b/freeglut.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Summary:        A freely licensed alternative to the GLUT library
 Name:           freeglut
 Version:        2.6.0
-Release:        1%{?dist}
+Release:        2%{?dist}
 URL:            http://freeglut.sourceforge.net
 Source0:        http://downloads.sourceforge.net/%{name}/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 # For the manpages
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ BuildRequires:  libXi-devel libICE-devel
 Provides:       glut = 3.7
 Obsoletes:      glut < 3.7
 
+# Fix linking of the examples -- we don't package them, they just need to
+# compile and link
+Patch0: freeglut-2.6.0-fixld.patch
+
 %description
 freeglut is a completely open source alternative to the OpenGL Utility Toolkit
 (GLUT) library with an OSI approved free software license. GLUT was originally
@@ -48,7 +52,7 @@ license.
 
 %prep
 %setup -q -a 1
-
+%patch0 -p1 -b .fixld
 
 %build
 # --disable-warnings -> don't add -Werror to CFLAGS
@@ -87,6 +91,9 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Feb 15 2010 Tomas Smetana <tsmetana@redhat.com> 2.6.0-2
+- fix #565178: fix building of the examples
+
 * Sat Nov 28 2009 Tomas Smetana <tsmetana@redhat.com> 2.6.0-1
 - update to 2.6.0 final