diff --git a/pyserial-speed.patch b/pyserial-speed.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bb8f834
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pyserial-speed.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+Index: pyserial/serial/serialposix.py
+===================================================================
+--- pyserial/serial/serialposix.py	(revision 455)
++++ pyserial/serial/serialposix.py	(working copy)
+@@ -36,26 +36,25 @@
+     def device(port):
+         return '/dev/ttyS%d' % port
+ 
+-    ASYNC_SPD_MASK = 0x1030
+-    ASYNC_SPD_CUST = 0x0030
++    TCGETS2 = 0x802C542A
++    TCSETS2 = 0x402C542B
++    BOTHER = 0o010000
+ 
+     def set_special_baudrate(port, baudrate):
++        # right size is 44 on x86_64, allow for some growth
+         import array
+-        buf = array.array('i', [0] * 32)
++        buf = array.array('i', [0] * 64)
+ 
+         # get serial_struct
+-        FCNTL.ioctl(port.fd, TERMIOS.TIOCGSERIAL, buf)
++        FCNTL.ioctl(port.fd, TCGETS2, buf)
++        # set custom speed
++        buf[2] &= ~TERMIOS.CBAUD
++        buf[2] |= BOTHER
++        buf[9] = buf[10] = baudrate
+ 
+-        # set custom divisor
+-        buf[6] = buf[7] / baudrate
+-
+-        # update flags
+-        buf[4] &= ~ASYNC_SPD_MASK
+-        buf[4] |= ASYNC_SPD_CUST
+-
+         # set serial_struct
+         try:
+-            res = FCNTL.ioctl(port.fd, TERMIOS.TIOCSSERIAL, buf)
++            res = FCNTL.ioctl(port.fd, TCSETS2, buf)
+         except IOError:
+             raise ValueError('Failed to set custom baud rate: %r' % baudrate)
+ 
diff --git a/pyserial.spec b/pyserial.spec
index 18c15e5..296e003 100644
--- a/pyserial.spec
+++ b/pyserial.spec
@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@
 Summary: Python serial port access library
 Name: pyserial
 Version: 2.6
-Release: 5%{?dist}
+Release: 6%{?dist}
 Source0: http://easynews.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/%{name}/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
+Patch0: pyserial-speed.patch
 License: Python
 Group: Development/Libraries
 BuildRoot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ the appropriate backend.
 %prep
 export UNZIP="-aa"
 %setup -q
+%patch0 -p1
 
 %build
 CFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS" %{__python} setup.py build
@@ -39,6 +41,9 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %{_bindir}/miniterm.py
 
 %changelog
+* Sat Sep 07 2013 Paul P. Komkoff <i@stingr.net> - 2.6-6
+- patched to allow arbitrary speeds bz#982368
+
 * Sun Aug 04 2013 Fedora Release Engineering <rel-eng@lists.fedoraproject.org> - 2.6-5
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_20_Mass_Rebuild