diff --git a/gnome-session.spec b/gnome-session.spec
index 9cf7756..bb4fb15 100644
--- a/gnome-session.spec
+++ b/gnome-session.spec
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 Summary: GNOME session manager
 Name: gnome-session
 Version: 2.26.1
-Release: 4%{?dist}
+Release: 5%{?dist}
 URL: http://www.gnome.org
 Source0: http://download.gnome.org/sources/gnome-session/2.26/%{name}-%{version}.tar.bz2
 Source2: gnome.desktop
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ Source2: gnome.desktop
 # http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=585614
 Patch0: polkit1.patch
 
+# http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=588247
+Patch1: watch-spew.patch
+
 License: GPLv2+
 Group: User Interface/Desktops
 BuildRoot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
@@ -81,6 +84,7 @@ Desktop file to add GNOME to display manager session menu.
 %prep
 %setup -q
 %patch0 -p1 -b .polkit1
+%patch1 -p1 -b .watch-spew
 
 #workaround broken perl-XML-Parser on 64bit arches
 export PERL5LIB=/usr/lib64/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.2 perl
@@ -173,6 +177,9 @@ fi
 
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Jul 10 2009 Matthias Clasen  <mclasen@redhat.com> - 2.26.1-5
+- Avoid pointless warnings
+
 * Sun Jun 14 2009 Matthias Clasen  <mclasen@redhat.com> - 2.26.1-4
 - Drop unused files
 
diff --git a/watch-spew.patch b/watch-spew.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f72b496
--- /dev/null
+++ b/watch-spew.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+diff -up gnome-session-2.26.1/gnome-session/gs-idle-monitor.c.watch-spew gnome-session-2.26.1/gnome-session/gs-idle-monitor.c
+--- gnome-session-2.26.1/gnome-session/gs-idle-monitor.c.watch-spew	2009-07-10 09:54:42.872161348 -0400
++++ gnome-session-2.26.1/gnome-session/gs-idle-monitor.c	2009-07-10 09:54:53.169623355 -0400
+@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ handle_alarm_notify_event (GSIdleMonitor
+         watch = find_watch_for_alarm (monitor, alarm_event->alarm);
+ 
+         if (watch == NULL) {
+-                g_warning ("Unable to find watch for alarm %d, counter value %d, alarm value %d, time %d state %d", (int)alarm_event->alarm, alarm_event->counter_value.lo, alarm_event->alarm_value.lo, time, state);
++                g_debug ("Unable to find watch for alarm %d, counter value %d, alarm value %d, time %d state %d", (int)alarm_event->alarm, alarm_event->counter_value.lo, alarm_event->alarm_value.lo, time, state);
+                 return;
+         }
+