diff --git a/gpm-1.20.1-close-fds.patch b/gpm-1.20.1-close-fds.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..51ace9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gpm-1.20.1-close-fds.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+--- gpm-1.20.1/src/startup.c.close-fds	2006-09-22 13:46:19.000000000 +0200
++++ gpm-1.20.1/src/startup.c	2006-09-22 13:46:44.000000000 +0200
+@@ -97,6 +97,11 @@
+    /* is changing to root needed, because of relative paths ? or can we just
+     * remove and ignore it ?? FIXME */
+    if (chdir("/") < 0) gpm_report(GPM_PR_OOPS,GPM_MESS_CHDIR_FAILED);
++
++   // close extra fds
++   close(0);
++   close(1);
++   close(2);
+    
+    atexit(gpm_exited);                          /* call gpm_exited at the end */
+ }
diff --git a/gpm.spec b/gpm.spec
index 27d8fca..23f5839 100644
--- a/gpm.spec
+++ b/gpm.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Summary: A mouse server for the Linux console.
 Name: gpm
 Version: 1.20.1
-Release: 74.1
+Release: 75
 License: GPL
 Group: System Environment/Daemons
 Source: http://ftp.linux.it/pub/People/rubini/gpm/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ Patch18: gpm-1.20.1-consolename.patch
 Patch19: gpm-1.20.1-multilib.patch
 Patch20: gpm-1.20.1-no-console-error.patch
 Patch21: gpm-1.20.1-lib-silent.patch
+Patch22: gpm-1.20.1-close-fds.patch
 
 Prereq: /sbin/chkconfig /sbin/ldconfig /sbin/install-info
 Requires: bash >= 2.0
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ mouse button.
 %patch19 -p1 -b .multilib
 %patch20 -p1 -b .no-console-error
 %patch21 -p1 -b .lib-silent
+%patch22 -p1 -b .close-fds
 
 %build
 autoconf
@@ -178,6 +180,11 @@ fi
 %{_libdir}/libgpm.so
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Sep 22 2006 Petr Rockai <prockai@redhat.com> - 1.20.1-75
+- fix a bug where gpm daemon kept stdin/out/err open after
+  detaching from terminal, causing eg. pipes from initscript
+  to hang for the lifetime of gpm
+
 * Wed Jul 12 2006 Jesse Keating <jkeating@redhat.com> - 1.20.1-74.1
 - rebuild