diff --git a/php-5.3.1-aconf26x.patch b/php-5.3.1-aconf26x.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f89a64a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/php-5.3.1-aconf26x.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+
+Fix use of divert() to work with autoconf 2.6x.
+
+--- php-5.3.1/configure.in.aconf26x
++++ php-5.3.1/configure.in
+@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
+ ## $Id$ -*- autoconf -*-
+ dnl ## Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
+ 
+-divert(1)
++divert(1001)
+ 
+ dnl ## Diversion 1 is the autoconf + automake setup phase. We also
+ dnl ## set the PHP version, deal with platform-specific compile
+@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ sinclude(TSRM/threads.m4)
+ sinclude(TSRM/tsrm.m4)
+ 
+ 
+-divert(2)
++divert(1002)
+ 
+ dnl ## Diversion 2 is where we set PHP-specific options and come up
+ dnl ## with reasonable default values for them. We check for pthreads here
+@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ if test "$enable_maintainer_zts" = "yes"
+   PTHREADS_FLAGS
+ fi
+ 
+-divert(3)
++divert(1003)
+ 
+ dnl ## In diversion 3 we check for compile-time options to the PHP
+ dnl ## core and how to deal with different system dependencies. 
+@@ -693,7 +693,7 @@ if test "x$php_crypt_r" = "x1"; then
+   PHP_CRYPT_R_STYLE
+ fi
+ 
+-divert(4)
++divert(1004)
+ 
+ dnl ## In diversion 4 we check user-configurable general settings.
+ 
+@@ -934,7 +934,7 @@ else
+   AC_MSG_RESULT([using system default])
+ fi
+ 
+-divert(5)
++divert(1005)
+ 
+ dnl ## In diversion 5 we check which extensions should be compiled.
+ dnl ## All of these are normally in the extension directories.
+--- php-5.3.1/ext/standard/config.m4.aconf26x
++++ php-5.3.1/ext/standard/config.m4
+@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
+ dnl $Id$ -*- autoconf -*-
+ 
+-divert(3)dnl
++divert(1003)dnl
+ 
+ dnl
+ dnl Check if flush should be called explicitly after buffered io
+@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ dnl
+ AC_CHECK_FUNCS(getcwd getwd asinh acosh atanh log1p hypot glob strfmon nice fpclass isinf isnan)
+ AC_FUNC_FNMATCH	
+ 
+-divert(5)dnl
++divert(1005)dnl
+ 
+ dnl
+ dnl Check if there is a support means of creating a new process
+--- php-5.3.1/scripts/phpize.m4.aconf26x
++++ php-5.3.1/scripts/phpize.m4
+@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
+ dnl This file becomes configure.in for self-contained extensions.
+ 
+-divert(1)
++divert(1001)
+ 
+ AC_PREREQ(2.13)
+ AC_INIT(config.m4)
diff --git a/php.spec b/php.spec
index 7479822..e7f72be 100644
--- a/php.spec
+++ b/php.spec
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 Summary: PHP scripting language for creating dynamic web sites
 Name: php
 Version: 5.3.1
-Release: 1%{?dist}
+Release: 2%{?dist}
 License: PHP
 Group: Development/Languages
 URL: http://www.php.net/
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ Patch4: php-5.3.0-phpize64.patch
 Patch5: php-5.2.0-includedir.patch
 Patch6: php-5.2.4-embed.patch
 Patch7: php-5.3.0-recode.patch
+Patch8: php-5.3.1-aconf26x.patch
 # Filed upstream: http://bugs.php.net/50209
 Patch9: php-5.3.0-libedit.patch
 
@@ -430,6 +431,7 @@ support for using the enchant library to PHP.
 %patch5 -p1 -b .includedir
 %patch6 -p1 -b .embed
 %patch7 -p1 -b .recode
+%patch8 -p1 -b .aconf26x
 %patch9 -p1 -b .libedit
 
 %patch20 -p1 -b .shutdown
@@ -517,6 +519,7 @@ libtoolize --force --copy
 cat `aclocal --print-ac-dir`/{libtool,ltoptions,ltsugar,ltversion,lt~obsolete}.m4 >build/libtool.m4
 
 # Regenerate configure scripts (patches change config.m4's)
+touch configure.in
 ./buildconf --force
 
 CFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS -fno-strict-aliasing -Wno-pointer-sign"
@@ -860,6 +863,9 @@ rm files.* macros.php
 %files enchant -f files.enchant
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Nov 25 2009 Joe Orton <jorton@redhat.com> - 5.3.1-2
+- fix build with autoconf 2.6x
+
 * Fri Nov 20 2009 Remi Collet <Fedora@famillecollet.com> 5.3.1-1
 - update to 5.3.1
 - remove openssl patch (merged upstream)