diff --git a/inkscape-0.48.3.1-hugexml.patch b/inkscape-0.48.3.1-hugexml.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a1822aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/inkscape-0.48.3.1-hugexml.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- src/xml/repr-io.cpp~	2011-07-08 13:25:09.000000000 -0500
++++ src/xml/repr-io.cpp	2012-11-01 08:59:23.620360123 -0500
+@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@
+                              &src,
+                              localFilename,
+                              src.getEncoding(),
+-                             XML_PARSE_NOENT );
++                             XML_PARSE_NOENT | XML_PARSE_HUGE);
+         }
+     }
+ 
diff --git a/inkscape.spec b/inkscape.spec
index dbf2c2b..51aae68 100644
--- a/inkscape.spec
+++ b/inkscape.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Name:           inkscape
 Version:        0.48.3.1
-Release:        1%{?dist}
+Release:        2%{?dist}
 Summary:        Vector-based drawing program using SVG
 
 Group:          Applications/Productivity
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ Patch5:         inkscape-0.48.2-png.patch
 Patch6:         inkscape-0.48.2-png-write.patch
 #Patch7:         inkscape-0.48.2-gcc47.patch
 Patch8:         inkscape-0.48.2-poppler_020.patch
+Patch9:         inkscape-0.48.3.1-hugexml.patch
 
 %if 0%{?fedora} && 0%{?fedora} < 18
 %define desktop_vendor fedora
@@ -128,6 +129,7 @@ graphics in W3C standard Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) file format.
 %patch6 -p0 -b .png-write
 #%patch7 -p0 -b .gcc47
 %patch8 -p1 -b .poppler_020
+%patch9 -p0 -b .hugexml
 
 # https://bugs.launchpad.net/inkscape/+bug/314381
 # A couple of files have executable bits set,
@@ -230,6 +232,9 @@ fi
 
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Nov 01 2012 Jon Ciesla <limburgher@gmail.com> - 0.48.3.1-2
+- Allow loading large XML, BZ 871012.
+
 * Fri Oct 05 2012 Jon Ciesla <limburgher@gmail.com> - 0.48.3.1-1
 - Lastest upstream.