diff --git a/gdisk.spec b/gdisk.spec
index 69b20d6..034600c 100644
--- a/gdisk.spec
+++ b/gdisk.spec
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 Summary:       An fdisk-like partitioning tool for GPT disks
 Name:          gdisk
 Version:       0.8.1
-Release:       2%{?dist}
+Release:       3%{?dist}
 License:       GPLv2
 URL:           http://www.rodsbooks.com/gdisk/
 Group:         System Environment/Base
 Source0:       http://downloads.sourceforge.net/gptfdisk/gptfdisk-%{version}.tar.gz
+Patch0:        gptfdisk-0.8.1-gcc47.patch
 BuildRequires: popt-devel
 BuildRequires: libicu-devel
 BuildRequires: libuuid-devel
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ tables, and the ability to convert MBR disks to GPT format.
 
 %prep
 %setup -q -n gptfdisk-%{version}
+%patch0 -p1
 chmod 0644 gdisk_test.sh
 
 %build
@@ -47,6 +49,9 @@ done
 %{_mandir}/man8/fixparts.8*
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Jan 05 2012 Terje Rosten <terje.rosten@ntnu.no> - 0.8.1-3
+- Add patch to build with gcc 4.7
+
 * Mon Oct 17 2011 Terje Rosten <terje.rosten@ntnu.no> - 0.8.1-2
 - Add cgdisk and fixparts
 
diff --git a/gptfdisk-0.8.1-gcc47.patch b/gptfdisk-0.8.1-gcc47.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..392ef4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gptfdisk-0.8.1-gcc47.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- gptfdisk-0.8.1/diskio-unix.cc~      2011-10-01 23:52:33.000000000 +0200
++++ gptfdisk-0.8.1/diskio-unix.cc       2012-01-05 10:14:49.440260712 +0100
+@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
+ #include <string.h>
+ #include <string>
+ #include <stdint.h>
++#include <unistd.h>
+ #include <errno.h>
+ #include <fcntl.h>
+ #include <sys/stat.h>
+