diff --git a/0001-maven_depmap-Open-existing-metadata-in-binary-mode.patch b/0001-maven_depmap-Open-existing-metadata-in-binary-mode.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..77788ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0001-maven_depmap-Open-existing-metadata-in-binary-mode.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+From 88865fc14c8cdd9e43b35daf056df5b9b93ba0e5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Michal Srb <msrb@redhat.com>
+Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2015 06:48:10 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] [maven_depmap] Open existing metadata in binary mode
+
+---
+ java-utils/maven_depmap.py | 2 +-
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/java-utils/maven_depmap.py b/java-utils/maven_depmap.py
+index 78fe643..9094c22 100644
+--- a/java-utils/maven_depmap.py
++++ b/java-utils/maven_depmap.py
+@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ def write_metadata(metadata_file, artifacts):
+             xml = gzip.open(metadata_file, 'rb').read()
+         except IOError:
+             # Not a gzipped file?
+-            xml = open(metadata_file, "r").read()
++            xml = open(metadata_file, "rb").read()
+         # FIXME make proper support for multiple model versions
+         xml = xml.replace(b'http://fedorahosted.org/xmvn/METADATA/2.0.0',
+                           b'http://fedorahosted.org/xmvn/METADATA/2.3.0')
+-- 
+2.1.0
+
diff --git a/javapackages-tools.spec b/javapackages-tools.spec
index 9dcb3df..dc3ff98 100644
--- a/javapackages-tools.spec
+++ b/javapackages-tools.spec
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 Name:           javapackages-tools
 Version:        4.3.2
-Release:        5%{?dist}
+Release:        6%{?dist}
 
 Summary:        Macros and scripts for Java packaging support
 
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ Patch1:         0002-Replace-all-dashes-with-dots-in-versioned-provides-a.patch
 Patch2:         0003-Add-compatibility-with-lua-5.3.0.patch
 # XXX temporary workaround
 Patch3:         0001-Workaround-for-XMvn-version-bump-rhbz-1191657.patch
+Patch4:         0001-maven_depmap-Open-existing-metadata-in-binary-mode.patch
 
 BuildArch:      noarch
 
@@ -183,6 +184,7 @@ This package provides non-essential macros and scripts to support Java packaging
 %patch1 -p1
 %patch2 -p1
 %patch3 -p1
+%patch4 -p1
 
 %build
 %if 0%{?with_python3}
@@ -237,6 +239,9 @@ popd
 %doc LICENSE
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Feb 13 2015 Michal Srb <msrb@redhat.com> - 4.3.2-6
+- Fix TypeError in maven_depmap (see: rhbz#1191657)
+
 * Thu Feb 12 2015 Michael Simacek <msimacek@redhat.com> - 4.3.2-5
 - Workaround for XMvn version bump (rhbz#1191657)