diff --git a/0001-fa.map-drop-high-codepoint-character-that-chokes-loa.patch b/0001-fa.map-drop-high-codepoint-character-that-chokes-loa.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7d185eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0001-fa.map-drop-high-codepoint-character-that-chokes-loa.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+From d8aa08c7f3096fbb2901d1b9f93473ca9ba1d342 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Adam Williamson <awilliam@redhat.com>
+Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2021 14:08:24 -0700
+Subject: [PATCH] fa.map: drop high codepoint character that chokes loadkeys
+
+fa.map contains a mapping for Unicode character U+FDFC. However,
+loadkeys refuses to load any map containing a codepoint over
+U+F000. To avoid the map failing to load entirely, let's remove
+the problematic character.
+
+Signed-off-by: Adam Williamson <awilliam@redhat.com>
+---
+ data/keymaps/i386/qwerty/fa.map | 1 -
+ 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/data/keymaps/i386/qwerty/fa.map b/data/keymaps/i386/qwerty/fa.map
+index 9ea0a7a..9aa5284 100644
+--- a/data/keymaps/i386/qwerty/fa.map
++++ b/data/keymaps/i386/qwerty/fa.map
+@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ altgr keycode 57	= U+0020	# SPACE
+ altgr shift keycode 2	= U+0021	# EXCLAMATION MARK
+ altgr shift keycode 40	= U+061B	# ARABIC SEMICOLON
+ altgr shift keycode 4 	= U+066B	# ARABIC DECIMAL SEPARATOR
+-altgr shift keycode 5	= U+FDFC	# RIAL SIGN
+ altgr shift keycode 6	= U+066A	# ARABIC PERCENT SIGN
+ altgr shift keycode 8	= U+060C	# ARABIC COMMA
+ altgr keycode 40	= U+06AF	# ARABIC LETTER GAF
+-- 
+2.33.0
+
diff --git a/kbd.spec b/kbd.spec
index 649e70e..f81a9f4 100644
--- a/kbd.spec
+++ b/kbd.spec
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 Name:           kbd
 Version:        2.4.0
-Release:        7%{?dist}
+Release:        8%{?dist}
 Summary:        Tools for configuring the console (keyboard, virtual terminals, etc.)
 License:        GPLv2+
 URL:            http://www.kbd-project.org/
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ Patch7:         kbd-2.0.4-covscan-fixes.patch
 Patch8:         kbd-2.4.0-covscan-fixes.patch
 # Patch9: fixes setfont exit code, accepted upstream
 Patch9:         kbd-2.4.0-setfont-exit-code.patch
+# Patch10: drop a character from fa.map that makes it fail to load
+# https://github.com/legionus/kbd/issues/62
+# this may not be a correct upstream fix, it's more of a workaround
+Patch10:        0001-fa.map-drop-high-codepoint-character-that-chokes-loa.patch
 
 BuildRequires:  gcc, bison, flex, gettext, pam-devel, check-devel, automake
 BuildRequires:  console-setup, xkeyboard-config
@@ -84,6 +88,7 @@ cp -fp %{SOURCE6} .
 %patch7 -p1 -b .covscan-fixes
 %patch8 -p1 -b .covscan-fixes-pt2
 %patch9 -p1 -b .setfont-exit-code
+%patch10 -p1 -b .fa-bad-char
 aclocal
 autoconf
 
@@ -130,6 +135,10 @@ ln -s sr-cy.map.gz $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{kbd_datadir}/keymaps/i386/qwerty/sr-latin.ma
 # Korean keyboard
 ln -s us.map.gz $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{kbd_datadir}/keymaps/i386/qwerty/ko.map.gz
 
+# https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2015972
+# xkb Arabic layout is 'ara', not 'fa', langtable tells us to use 'ara'
+ln -s fa.map.gz $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{kbd_datadir}/keymaps/i386/qwerty/ara.map.gz
+
 # Some microoptimization
 sed -i -e 's,\<kbd_mode\>,%{_bindir}/kbd_mode,g;s,\<setfont\>,%{_bindir}/setfont,g' \
         $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_bindir}/unicode_start
@@ -196,6 +205,10 @@ make check
 %{kbd_datadir}/keymaps/legacy
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Oct 21 2021 Adam Williamson <awilliam@redhat.com> - 2.4.0-8
+- Symlink fa.map.gz to ara.map.gz so Arabic console layout works (#2015972)
+- Drop one mapping from fa.map that causes it to fail to load
+
 * Mon Sep 13 2021 Vitezslav Crhonek <vcrhonek@redhat.com> - 2.4.0-7
 - Use default Finnish xkb-converted layout
   Resolves: #2001787