diff --git a/0001-Remove-deprecated-sink-functions.patch b/0001-Remove-deprecated-sink-functions.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8b23e05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0001-Remove-deprecated-sink-functions.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+From f19a28420f9132e0e0cac6a2747a63c473052489 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Colin Walters <walters@verbum.org>
+Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2010 10:06:05 -0400
+Subject: [PATCH] Remove deprecated sink functions
+
+This is handled automatically now; see commit 00a85f6a844714d1 in pygobject.
+
+https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=624834
+---
+ gtk/gtkmodule.c |    4 ----
+ 1 files changed, 0 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/gtk/gtkmodule.c b/gtk/gtkmodule.c
+index ff6420c..1672bf9 100644
+--- a/gtk/gtkmodule.c
++++ b/gtk/gtkmodule.c
+@@ -204,10 +204,6 @@ init_gtk(void)
+     /* initialise pygtk */
+     gtk_type_init(0);
+ 
+-    pygobject_register_sinkfunc(GTK_TYPE_WINDOW, sink_gtkwindow);
+-    pygobject_register_sinkfunc(GTK_TYPE_INVISIBLE, sink_gtkinvisible);
+-    pygobject_register_sinkfunc(GTK_TYPE_OBJECT, sink_gtkobject);
+-	
+     m = Py_InitModule("gtk._gtk", pygtk_functions);
+     d = PyModule_GetDict(m);
+ 
+-- 
+1.7.1.1
+
diff --git a/pygtk2.spec b/pygtk2.spec
index 773cd36..6f5410f 100644
--- a/pygtk2.spec
+++ b/pygtk2.spec
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 Name: pygtk2
 Version: 2.17.0
-Release: 4%{?dist}
+Release: 5%{?dist}
 License: LGPLv2+
 Group: Development/Languages
 Summary: Python bindings for GTK+
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ Source: http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/pygtk/2.17/pygtk-%{version}.tar.b
 # RH bug #208608
 Patch0: pygtk-nodisplay-exception.patch
 
+# https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=624834
+Patch1: 0001-Remove-deprecated-sink-functions.patch
+
 ### Dependencies ###
 
 # Leave these requirements alone!  RPM isn't smart enough
@@ -98,6 +101,7 @@ This package contains documentation files for %{name}.
 %prep
 %setup -q -n pygtk-%{version}
 %patch0 -p1
+%patch1 -p1
 
 %build
 %configure --enable-thread --enable-numpy
@@ -159,6 +163,9 @@ rm -fr $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %{_datadir}/gtk-doc/html/pygtk
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Jul 20 2010 Colin Walters <walters@verbum.org> - 2.17.0-5
+- Add patch to remove use of deprecated pygobject API
+
 * Mon Jul 12 2010 Colin Walters <walters@verbum.org> - 2.17.0-4
 - Rebuild against new pygobject2