diff --git a/bug-692359.patch b/bug-692359.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..89db8c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bug-692359.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+diff -rup lohit-assamese-2.4.3/66-lohit-assamese.conf lohit-assamese-2.4.3_mod/66-lohit-assamese.conf
+--- lohit-assamese-2.4.3/66-lohit-assamese.conf	2011-04-13 10:45:08.069654382 +0530
++++ lohit-assamese-2.4.3_mod/66-lohit-assamese.conf	2011-04-13 10:34:36.416539098 +0530
+@@ -12,6 +12,14 @@
+     <string>Lohit Assamese</string>
+   </edit>
+ </match>
++<match target="font">
++  <test name="family" compare="eq">
++    <string>Lohit Assamese</string>
++  </test>
++  <edit name="autohint" mode="assign">
++    <bool>true</bool>
++  </edit>
++</match>
+ <alias>
+   <family>Lohit Assamese</family>
+   <default>
diff --git a/lohit-assamese-fonts.spec b/lohit-assamese-fonts.spec
index 6675012..c9628e9 100644
--- a/lohit-assamese-fonts.spec
+++ b/lohit-assamese-fonts.spec
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 Name:           %{fontname}-fonts
 Version:        2.4.3
-Release:        7%{?dist}
+Release:        8%{?dist}
 Summary:        Free Assamese font
 
 Group:          User Interface/X
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ BuildRequires:  fontpackages-devel
 Requires:       fontpackages-filesystem
 Patch1: bug-549319-578029-586308.patch
 Patch2: bug-673411.patch
+Patch3: bug-692359.patch
 Obsoletes: lohit-fonts-common < %{version}-%{release}
 
 %description
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ This package provides a free Assamese truetype/opentype font.
 %setup -q -n %{fontname}-%{version} 
 %patch1 -p1 -b .1-fix-font-conf
 %patch2 -p1 -b .2-rupee-sign
+%patch3 -p1 -b .3-auto-hint-conf
 
 
 %build
@@ -58,6 +60,9 @@ rm -fr %{buildroot}
 
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Apr 13 2011 Pravin Satpute <psatpute@redhat.com> - 2.4.3-8
+- fixes bug 692359
+
 * Tue Feb 08 2011 Fedora Release Engineering <rel-eng@lists.fedoraproject.org> - 2.4.3-7
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_15_Mass_Rebuild