diff --git a/parted-1.8.8-alpha.patch b/parted-1.8.8-alpha.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..916b7a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parted-1.8.8-alpha.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+diff -up parted-1.8.8/libparted/labels/bsd.c.alpha parted-1.8.8/libparted/labels/bsd.c
+--- parted-1.8.8/libparted/labels/bsd.c.alpha	2007-07-23 07:58:31.000000000 -1000
++++ parted-1.8.8/libparted/labels/bsd.c	2008-02-05 14:34:01.000000000 -1000
+@@ -108,6 +108,9 @@ typedef struct {
+ 
+ typedef struct {
+ 	uint8_t		type;
++	int			boot;
++	int			raid;
++	int			lvm;
+ } BSDPartitionData;
+ 
+ static PedDiskType bsd_disk_type;
+@@ -394,6 +397,9 @@ bsd_partition_new (const PedDisk* disk, 
+ 		if (!bsd_data)
+ 			goto error_free_part;
+ 		bsd_data->type = 0;
++		bsd_data->boot = 0;
++		bsd_data->raid = 0;
++		bsd_data->lvm  = 0;
+ 	} else {
+ 		part->disk_specific = NULL;
+ 	}
+@@ -423,6 +429,9 @@ bsd_partition_duplicate (const PedPartit
+ 	old_bsd_data = (BSDPartitionData*) part->disk_specific;
+ 	new_bsd_data = (BSDPartitionData*) new_part->disk_specific;
+ 	new_bsd_data->type = old_bsd_data->type;
++	new_bsd_data->boot = old_bsd_data->boot;
++	new_bsd_data->raid = old_bsd_data->raid;
++	new_bsd_data->lvm = old_bsd_data->lvm;
+ 	return new_part;
+ }
+ 
+@@ -456,14 +465,61 @@ bsd_partition_set_system (PedPartition* 
+ static int
+ bsd_partition_set_flag (PedPartition* part, PedPartitionFlag flag, int state)
+ {
+-	/* no flags for bsd */
++	PedDisk*			disk;
++//	PedPartition*		walk; // since -Werror, this unused variable would break build
++	BSDPartitionData*	bsd_data;
++
++	PED_ASSERT (part != NULL, return 0);
++	PED_ASSERT (part->disk_specific != NULL, return 0);
++	PED_ASSERT (part->disk != NULL, return 0);
++
++	bsd_data = part->disk_specific;
++	disk = part->disk;
++
++	switch (flag) {
++		case PED_PARTITION_BOOT:
++			bsd_data->boot = state;
++			return 1;
++		case PED_PARTITION_RAID:
++			if (state) {
++				bsd_data->lvm = 0;
++			}
++			bsd_data->raid = state;
++			return 1;
++		case PED_PARTITION_LVM:
++			if (state) {
++				bsd_data->raid = 0;
++			}
++			bsd_data->lvm = state;
++			return 1;
++		default:
++			;
++	}
+ 	return 0;
+ }
+ 
+ static int
+ bsd_partition_get_flag (const PedPartition* part, PedPartitionFlag flag)
+ {
+-	/* no flags for bsd */
++	BSDPartitionData*		bsd_data;
++
++	PED_ASSERT (part != NULL, return 0);
++	PED_ASSERT (part->disk_specific != NULL, return 0);
++
++	bsd_data = part->disk_specific;
++	switch (flag) {
++		case PED_PARTITION_BOOT:
++			return bsd_data->boot;
++
++		case PED_PARTITION_RAID:
++			return bsd_data->raid;
++
++		case PED_PARTITION_LVM:
++			return bsd_data->lvm;
++
++		default:
++			;
++	}
+ 	return 0;
+ }
+ 
+@@ -471,7 +527,14 @@ static int
+ bsd_partition_is_flag_available (const PedPartition* part,
+ 				 PedPartitionFlag flag)
+ {
+-	/* no flags for bsd */
++	switch (flag) {
++		case PED_PARTITION_BOOT:
++		case PED_PARTITION_RAID:
++		case PED_PARTITION_LVM:
++			return 1;
++		default:
++			;
++	}
+ 	return 0;
+ }
+ 
diff --git a/parted.spec b/parted.spec
index 3ea8bc1..a6d102e 100644
--- a/parted.spec
+++ b/parted.spec
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 Summary: The GNU disk partition manipulation program
 Name:    parted
 Version: 1.8.8
-Release: 4%{?dist}
+Release: 5%{?dist}
 License: GPLv3+
 Group:   Applications/System
 URL:     http://www.gnu.org/software/parted
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ Patch2:  %{name}-1.8.8-noinst-headers.patch
 Patch3:  %{name}-1.8.8-manpage.patch
 Patch4:  %{name}-1.8.8-gcc-4.3.patch
 Patch5:  %{name}-1.8.8-nofixgpt.patch
+Patch6:  %{name}-1.8.8-alpha.patch
 
 Buildroot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 BuildRequires: e2fsprogs-devel
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@ Parted library, you need to install this package.
 %patch3 -p1 -b .manpage
 %patch4 -p1 -b .gcc43
 %patch5 -p1 -b .nofixgpt
+%patch6 -p1 -b .alpha
 
 %build
 %configure --enable-device-mapper --enable-selinux --disable-static
@@ -115,6 +117,10 @@ fi
 %{_exec_prefix}/%{_lib}/pkgconfig/libparted.pc
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Apr 10 2008 David Cantrell <dcantrell@redhat.com> - 1.8.8-5
+- Allow RAID or LVM partition types on BSD disklabels.
+  (jay.estabrook AT hp.com, #427114)
+
 * Thu Apr 10 2008 Peter Jones <pjones@redhat.com> - 1.8.8-4
 - Don't interactively ask to fix an AlternateGPT's location when not
   at the end of the disk; this is so that disk images written to a