diff --git a/lshw-B.02.18-revert-json.patch b/lshw-B.02.18-revert-json.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9a2a076
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lshw-B.02.18-revert-json.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+commit 135a853c60582b14c5b67e5cd988a8062d9896f4
+Author: Lyonel Vincent <lyonel@ezix.org>
+Date:   Fri Apr 28 16:54:42 2017 +0200
+
+    Fix JSON output format
+    
+    cf. https://github.com/lyonel/lshw/pull/28
+
+diff --git a/src/core/hw.cc b/src/core/hw.cc
+index 68e5912..9defd26 100644
+--- a/src/core/hw.cc
++++ b/src/core/hw.cc
+@@ -1368,9 +1368,14 @@ string hwNode::asJSON(unsigned level)
+   config = getConfigKeys();
+   resources = getResources("\" value=\"");
+ 
++  if (level == 0)
++  {
++    out << "[" << endl;
++  }
++
+   if(visible(getClassName()))
+   {
+-    out << "{" << endl;
++    out << spaces(2*level) << "{" << endl;
+     out << spaces(2*level+2) << "\"id\" : \"" << getId() << "\"," << endl;
+     out << spaces(2*level+2) << "\"class\" : \"" << getClassName() << "\"";
+ 
+@@ -1613,20 +1618,13 @@ string hwNode::asJSON(unsigned level)
+     resources.clear();
+   }
+ 
+-  
+-  if(countChildren()>0)
++  for (unsigned int i = 0; i < countChildren(); i++)
+   {
+-    if(visible(getClassName()))
+-      out << "," << endl << spaces(2*level+2) << "\"children\" : [" << endl;
+-
+-    for (unsigned int i = 0; i < countChildren(); i++)
++    out << getChild(i)->asJSON(visible(getClassName()) ? level + 2 : 1);
++    if (visible(getChild(i)->getClassName()))
+     {
+-      out << spaces(2*level+4) << getChild(i)->asJSON(visible(getClassName()) ? level + 2 : 1);
+-      if(visible(getChild(i)->getClassName()) && (i < countChildren()-1)) out << "," << endl;
++      out << "," << endl;
+     }
+-
+-    if(visible(getClassName()))
+-      out << endl << spaces(2*level+2) << "]";
+   }
+ 
+   if(visible(getClassName()))
+@@ -1635,6 +1633,12 @@ string hwNode::asJSON(unsigned level)
+     out << "}";
+   }
+ 
++  if (level == 0)
++  {
++    out.seekp(-2, std::ios_base::end);
++    out << endl << "]" << endl;
++  }
++
+   return out.str();
+ }
+ 
diff --git a/lshw.spec b/lshw.spec
index f7c1842..e45ca98 100644
--- a/lshw.spec
+++ b/lshw.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Summary:       Hardware lister
 Name:          lshw
 Version:       B.02.18
-Release:       14%{?dist}
+Release:       15%{?dist}
 License:       GPLv2
 Group:         Applications/System
 URL:           http://ezix.org/project/wiki/HardwareLiSter
@@ -12,10 +12,12 @@ Source3:       lshw-gui
 Source4:       lshw-gui.appdata.xml
 Patch1:        lshw-B.02.18-scandir.patch
 Patch2:        lshw-B.02.18-d05baa7.patch
+Patch3:        lshw-B.02.18-revert-json.patch
+BuildRequires: desktop-file-utils
 BuildRequires: gettext
 BuildRequires: gtk2-devel >= 2.4
-BuildRequires: desktop-file-utils
 BuildRequires: libappstream-glib
+BuildRequires: python3-devel
 Requires:      hwdata
 %description
 lshw is a small tool to provide detailed informaton on the hardware
@@ -40,6 +42,7 @@ format.
 %setup -q
 %patch01 -p1
 %patch02 -p1
+%patch03 -R -p1
 
 %build
 make %{?_smp_mflags} SBINDIR="%{_sbindir}" RPM_OPT_FLAGS="%{optflags}" gui
@@ -100,6 +103,12 @@ rm -rf %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/locale/fr/
 %check
 appstream-util validate-relax --nonet %{buildroot}/%{_datadir}/appdata/*.appdata.xml
 
+# check json output is valid
+src/lshw -json \
+    -disable usb -disable pcmcia -disable isapnp \
+    -disable ide -disable scsi -disable dmi -disable memory \
+    -disable cpuinfo 2>/dev/null | %{__python3} -m json.tool
+
 #files -f %{name}.lang
 %files
 %license COPYING
@@ -120,14 +129,15 @@ appstream-util validate-relax --nonet %{buildroot}/%{_datadir}/appdata/*.appdata
 %{_datadir}/polkit-1/actions/org.ezix.lshw.gui.policy
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Feb 08 2018 Terje Rosten <terje.rosten@ntnu.no> - B.02.18-15
+- Fix JSON issue (rhbz#1543320)
+
 * Thu Feb 08 2018 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - B.02.18-14
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_28_Mass_Rebuild
 
-* Fri Jan 26 2018 Terje Rosten <terje.rosten@ntnu.no> - B.02.18-14
-- Need gettext
-
 * Fri Jan 26 2018 Terje Rosten <terje.rosten@ntnu.no> - B.02.18-13
 - Fix date
+- Need gettext
 
 * Fri Jan 26 2018 Terje Rosten <terje.rosten@ntnu.no> - B.02.18-12
 - Update to commit d05baa7