diff --git a/freetype-2.10.4-properly-guard-face_index.patch b/freetype-2.10.4-properly-guard-face_index.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..92ae817
--- /dev/null
+++ b/freetype-2.10.4-properly-guard-face_index.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+From 22a0cccb4d9d002f33c1ba7a4b36812c7d4f46b5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Werner Lemberg <wl@gnu.org>
+Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2022 06:40:17 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] * src/base/ftobjs.c (ft_open_face_internal): Properly guard
+ `face_index`.
+
+We must ensure that the cast to `FT_Int` doesn't change the sign.
+
+Fixes #1139.
+---
+ src/base/ftobjs.c | 9 +++++++++
+ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)
+
+From d014387ad4a5dd04d8e7f99587c7dacb70261924 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Werner Lemberg <wl@gnu.org>
+Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2022 09:30:45 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH 2/2] * src/base/ftobjs.c (ft_open_face_internal): Thinko.
+
+---
+ src/base/ftobjs.c | 1 +
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
+
+diff --git a/src/base/ftobjs.c b/src/base/ftobjs.c
+index 2c0f0e6c9..10952a6c6 100644
+--- a/src/base/ftobjs.c
++++ b/src/base/ftobjs.c
+@@ -2527,6 +2527,16 @@
+ #endif
+ 
+ 
++    /* only use lower 31 bits together with sign bit */
++    if ( face_index > 0 )
++      face_index &= 0x7FFFFFFFL;
++    else
++    {
++      face_index  = -face_index;
++      face_index &= 0x7FFFFFFFL;
++      face_index  = -face_index;
++    }
++
+ #ifdef FT_DEBUG_LEVEL_TRACE
+     FT_TRACE3(( "FT_Open_Face: " ));
+     if ( face_index < 0 )
+-- 
+2.35.1
+
diff --git a/freetype.spec b/freetype.spec
index 2c85176..cde8c81 100644
--- a/freetype.spec
+++ b/freetype.spec
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 Summary: A free and portable font rendering engine
 Name: freetype
 Version: 2.10.4
-Release: 7%{?dist}
+Release: 8%{?dist}
 License: (FTL or GPLv2+) and BSD and MIT and Public Domain and zlib with acknowledgement
 URL: http://www.freetype.org
 Source:  http://download.savannah.gnu.org/releases/freetype/freetype-%{version}.tar.xz
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ Patch8:  freetype-2.10.4-covscan.patch
 # https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2077989
 Patch9:  freetype-2.10.4-avoid-invalid-face-index.patch
 
+# https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2077991
+Patch10: freetype-2.10.4-properly-guard-face_index.patch
+
 BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires: libX11-devel
 BuildRequires: libpng-devel
@@ -100,6 +103,7 @@ popd
 %patch7 -p1 -b .png-memory-leak
 %patch8 -p1 -b .covscan
 %patch9 -p1 -b .avoid-invalid-face-index
+%patch10 -p1 -b .properly-guard-face_index
 
 %build
 
@@ -241,6 +245,10 @@ rm -f $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_libdir}/*.{a,la}
 %{_mandir}/man1/*
 
 %changelog
+* Mon May 30 2022 Marek Kasik <mkasik@redhat.com> - 2.10.4-8
+- Properly guard "face_index"
+- Resolves: #2079262
+
 * Thu May 26 2022 Marek Kasik <mkasik@redhat.com> - 2.10.4-7
 - Avoid invalid face index
 - Resolves: #2079271