diff --git a/java8-fix.patch b/java8-fix.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..58e933d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java8-fix.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+diff -up db-5.3.28/lang/java/src/com/sleepycat/asm/ClassReader.java.fix db-5.3.28/lang/java/src/com/sleepycat/asm/ClassReader.java
+--- db-5.3.28/lang/java/src/com/sleepycat/asm/ClassReader.java.fix	2013-09-09 17:35:04.000000000 +0200
++++ db-5.3.28/lang/java/src/com/sleepycat/asm/ClassReader.java	2014-07-14 11:51:27.584432754 +0200
+@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ public class ClassReader {
+     public ClassReader(final byte[] b, final int off, final int len) {
+         this.b = b;
+         // checks the class version
+-        if (readShort(6) > Opcodes.V1_7) {
++        if (readShort(6) > Opcodes.V1_8) {
+             throw new IllegalArgumentException();
+         }
+         // parses the constant pool
+diff -up db-5.3.28/lang/java/src/com/sleepycat/asm/Opcodes.java.fix db-5.3.28/lang/java/src/com/sleepycat/asm/Opcodes.java
+--- db-5.3.28/lang/java/src/com/sleepycat/asm/Opcodes.java.fix	2014-07-14 11:50:50.432336160 +0200
++++ db-5.3.28/lang/java/src/com/sleepycat/asm/Opcodes.java	2014-07-14 11:51:36.781456666 +0200
+@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ public interface Opcodes {
+     int V1_5 = 0 << 16 | 49;
+     int V1_6 = 0 << 16 | 50;
+     int V1_7 = 0 << 16 | 51;
++    int V1_8 = 0 << 16 | 52;
+
+     // access flags
+
diff --git a/libdb.spec b/libdb.spec
index 31d03e8..dcc264b 100644
--- a/libdb.spec
+++ b/libdb.spec
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 Summary: The Berkeley DB database library for C
 Name: libdb
 Version: 5.3.28
-Release: 6%{?dist}
+Release: 7%{?dist}
 Source0: http://download.oracle.com/berkeley-db/db-%{version}.tar.gz
 Source1: http://download.oracle.com/berkeley-db/db.1.85.tar.gz
 # For mt19937db.c
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ Patch24: db-4.5.20-jni-include-dir.patch
 # License clarification patch
 # http://devel.trisquel.info/gitweb/?p=package-helpers.git;a=blob;f=helpers/DATA/db4.8/007-mt19937db.c_license.patch;h=1036db4d337ce4c60984380b89afcaa63b2ef88f;hb=df48d40d3544088338759e8bea2e7f832a564d48
 Patch25: 007-mt19937db.c_license.patch
+#Adds missing constant to Optcodes.java and changes ClassReader.java to use it. This makes package to build with Java 8. 
+Patch26: java8-fix.patch
+
 URL: http://www.oracle.com/database/berkeley-db/
 License: BSD and LGPLv2 and Sleepycat
 Group: System Environment/Libraries
@@ -208,6 +211,7 @@ popd
 %patch22 -p1 -b .185compat
 %patch24 -p1 -b .4.5.20.jni
 %patch25 -p1 -b .licensefix
+%patch26 -p1 -b .java8-fix
 
 cd dist
 ./s_config
@@ -411,6 +415,9 @@ rm -rf ${RPM_BUILD_ROOT}
 %{_libdir}/libdb_java.so
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Jul 14 2014 Jakub Čajka <jcajka@redhat.com> - 5.3.28-7
+- Fixed build with Java 8
+
 * Tue Jun 10 2014 Jan Stanek <jstanek@redhat.com> - 5.3.28-6
 - Fixed search path for new tcl, new BuildRequires for zlib