diff --git a/0002-Revert-gio-gdbusserver-use-non-abstract-socket-for-u.patch b/0002-Revert-gio-gdbusserver-use-non-abstract-socket-for-u.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..538af30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0002-Revert-gio-gdbusserver-use-non-abstract-socket-for-u.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+From 74bf5dc0985f3e1f90db322a8119f451ecdc52c4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Adam Williamson <awilliam@redhat.com>
+Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2023 16:52:49 -0800
+Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Revert "gio/gdbusserver: use non-abstract socket for
+ unix:tmpdir="
+
+This reverts commit c0a1a3b384a27b4b18628174a5c4d9f3fb0a8c82.
+---
+ gio/gdbusserver.c | 9 ++++++++-
+ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/gio/gdbusserver.c b/gio/gdbusserver.c
+index db0c9ab50..f144d129a 100644
+--- a/gio/gdbusserver.c
++++ b/gio/gdbusserver.c
+@@ -725,7 +725,14 @@ try_unix (GDBusServer  *server,
+       for (n = 0; n < 8; n++)
+         g_string_append_c (s, random_ascii ());
+ 
+-      address = g_unix_socket_address_new (s->str);
++      /* prefer abstract namespace if available for tmpdir: addresses
++       * abstract namespace is disallowed for dir: addresses */
++      if (tmpdir != NULL && g_unix_socket_address_abstract_names_supported ())
++        address = g_unix_socket_address_new_with_type (s->str,
++                                                       -1,
++                                                       G_UNIX_SOCKET_ADDRESS_ABSTRACT);
++      else
++        address = g_unix_socket_address_new (s->str);
+       g_string_free (s, TRUE);
+ 
+       local_error = NULL;
+-- 
+2.39.1
+
diff --git a/glib2.spec b/glib2.spec
index 98e1e0d..ebd33ea 100644
--- a/glib2.spec
+++ b/glib2.spec
@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@ Source0: https://download.gnome.org/sources/glib/2.75/glib-%{version}.tar.xz
 # https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1630260
 # https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/glib/-/merge_requests/903
 Patch0: gnutls-hmac.patch
+# Fixes a problem with rpm-ostree always failing:
+# https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2169622
+# per mcatanzaro, reverting is OK for a short-term downstream
+# fix, correct fix will need to be something different either
+# upstream or in rpm-ostree
+Patch1: 0002-Revert-gio-gdbusserver-use-non-abstract-socket-for-u.patch
 
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 BuildRequires: gcc-c++