diff --git a/fribidi.spec b/fribidi.spec
index ea1cab6..3ad3995 100644
--- a/fribidi.spec
+++ b/fribidi.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Summary: Library implementing the Unicode Bidirectional Algorithm
 Name: fribidi
 Version: 1.0.8
-Release: 1%{?dist}
+Release: 2%{?dist}
 URL: https://github.com/fribidi/fribidi/
 Source: https://github.com/%{name}/%{name}/releases/download/v%{version}/%{name}-%{version}.tar.bz2
 License: LGPLv2+ and UCD
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ BuildRequires: meson
 %endif
 Patch0: %{name}-drop-bundled-gnulib.patch
 Patch1: %{name}-automake.patch
+Patch2: %{name}-restore-deprecated-api.patch
 
 %description
 A library to handle bidirectional scripts (for example Hebrew, Arabic),
@@ -84,6 +85,10 @@ rm -f $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_libdir}/*.la
 #%%{_mandir}/man3/*.gz
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Jan 15 2020 Akira TAGOH <tagoh@redhat.com> - 1.0.8-2
+- Restore the deprecated API that was accidentally removed in the previous release.
+  Resolves: rhbz#1787293
+
 * Fri Dec 13 2019 Akira TAGOH <tagoh@redhat.com> - 1.0.8-1
 - New upstream release.
   Resolves: rhbz#1783205