diff --git a/readline-6.2-gdb.patch b/readline-6.2-gdb.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3f46f94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/readline-6.2-gdb.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+diff -up ./complete.c.old ./complete.c
+--- ./complete.c.old	2012-01-11 14:26:23.610354454 +0100
++++ ./complete.c	2012-01-11 14:31:44.073348115 +0100
+@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ get_y_or_n (for_pager)
+      driven functions.  Have to wait until next major version to add new
+      state definition, since it will change value of RL_STATE_DONE. */
+ #if defined (READLINE_CALLBACKS)
+-  if (RL_ISSTATE (RL_STATE_CALLBACK))
++  if (RL_ISSTATE (RL_STATE_CALLBACK) && (! RL_ISSTATE (RL_STATE_FEDORA_GDB)))
+     return 1;
+ #endif
+ 
+diff -up ./readline.h.old ./readline.h
+--- ./readline.h.old	2012-01-11 14:25:55.049711510 +0100
++++ ./readline.h	2012-01-11 14:28:22.854863691 +0100
+@@ -840,6 +840,8 @@ extern int rl_inhibit_completion;
+ 
+ #define RL_STATE_DONE		0x1000000	/* done; accepted line */
+ 
++#define RL_STATE_FEDORA_GDB		0x2000000	/* exception for fedora gdb */
++
+ #define RL_SETSTATE(x)		(rl_readline_state |= (x))
+ #define RL_UNSETSTATE(x)	(rl_readline_state &= ~(x))
+ #define RL_ISSTATE(x)		(rl_readline_state & (x))
diff --git a/readline.spec b/readline.spec
index aea99b2..a5bceb0 100644
--- a/readline.spec
+++ b/readline.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Summary: A library for editing typed command lines
 Name: readline
 Version: 6.2
-Release: 3%{?dist}
+Release: 4%{?dist}
 License: GPLv3+
 Group: System Environment/Libraries
 URL: http://cnswww.cns.cwru.edu/php/chet/readline/rltop.html
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ Patch20: readline-6.2-shlib.patch
 Patch21: readline-6.1-audit.patch
 # isxdigit should not be defined as macro
 Patch22:  readline-6.2-cppmacro.patch
+# add workaround for problem in gdb
+# in new version of readline needs to be deleted
+Patch23:  readline-6.2-gdb.patch
 Requires(post): /sbin/install-info
 Requires(preun): /sbin/install-info
 BuildRequires: ncurses-devel
@@ -56,6 +59,7 @@ library.
 %patch20 -p1 -b .shlib
 %patch21 -p1 -b .audit
 %patch22 -p1 -b .cppmacro
+%patch23 -p1 -b .gdb
 
 pushd examples
 rm -f rlfe/configure
@@ -133,6 +137,9 @@ fi
 %{_libdir}/lib*.a
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Jan 11 2012 Lukas Nykryn <lnykryn@redhat.com> 6.2-4
+- temporary fix for problem with gdb, wait for y/n (#701131)
+
 * Wed Aug 31 2011 Lukas Nykryn <lnykryn@redhat.com> 6.2-3
 - isxdigit is no longer defined as macro ic c++ (#723299)