diff --git a/libwmf-0.2.8.4-fallbackfont.patch b/libwmf-0.2.8.4-fallbackfont.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8338313
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libwmf-0.2.8.4-fallbackfont.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+diff -ru libwmf-0.2.8.4.orig/src/font.c libwmf-0.2.8.4/src/font.c
+--- libwmf-0.2.8.4.orig/src/font.c	2005-07-27 21:35:06.000000000 +0100
++++ libwmf-0.2.8.4/src/font.c	2006-01-03 12:53:38.000000000 +0000
+@@ -1429,11 +1429,9 @@
+ 	if (GS->len == 0) return (0);
+ 
+ 	name = font->lfFaceName;
+-	if (name == 0)
+-	{	WMF_DEBUG (API,"No font name?");
+-		API->err = wmf_E_Glitch;
+-		return (0);
+-	}
++
++	if (name == 0 || name[0] == 0)
++		name = "Times";
+ 
+ 	/* Find first white-space character or eol
+ 	 */
diff --git a/libwmf.spec b/libwmf.spec
index 4a6ffb1..0142bd9 100644
--- a/libwmf.spec
+++ b/libwmf.spec
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 Summary: Windows Metafile Library
 Name: libwmf
 Version: 0.2.8.4
-Release: 2.1
+Release: 3
 Group: System Environment/Libraries
 License: LGPL
 Source: http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/wvware/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 Buildroot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root
 Patch0: libwmf-0.2.8.3-nodocs.patch
 Patch1: libwmf-0.2.8.3-relocatablefonts.patch
+Patch2: libwmf-0.2.8.4-fallbackfont.patch
 Requires: gtk2 >= 2.4.1-2
 Requires: libxml2 >= 2.6.8
 Requires: gd >= 2.0.21
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ Libraries, headers, and support files necessary to compile applications using li
 %setup -q
 %patch0 -p1 -b .nodocs
 %patch1 -p1 -b .relocatablefonts
+%patch2 -p1 -b .fallbackfont
 
 %build
 rm configure.ac
@@ -96,6 +98,9 @@ rm -f $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_libdir}/gtk-2.0/*/loaders/*.la
 rm -r $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Jan 03 2005 Caolan McNamara <caolanm@redhat.com> 0.2.8.4-3
+- add libwmf-0.2.8.4-fallbackfont.patch for rh#176620#
+
 * Fri Dec 09 2005 Jesse Keating <jkeating@redhat.com> 0.2.8.4-2.1
 - rebuilt