diff --git a/rsyslog-7.4.8-dont-link-libee.patch b/rsyslog-7.4.8-dont-link-libee.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..614670c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rsyslog-7.4.8-dont-link-libee.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+diff -ur a/runtime/Makefile.am b/runtime/Makefile.am
+--- a/runtime/Makefile.am	2014-01-20 13:00:47.922000000 -0500
++++ b/runtime/Makefile.am	2014-01-20 12:57:44.048000000 -0500
+@@ -102,8 +102,8 @@
+ librsyslog_la_CPPFLAGS = -DSD_EXPORT_SYMBOLS -D_PATH_MODDIR=\"$(pkglibdir)/\" -I\$(top_srcdir) -I\$(top_srcdir)/grammar
+ endif
+ #librsyslog_la_LDFLAGS = -module -avoid-version
+-librsyslog_la_CPPFLAGS += $(PTHREADS_CFLAGS) $(LIBEE_CFLAGS) $(LIBUUID_CFLAGS) $(JSON_C_CFLAGS) -I\$(top_srcdir)/tools
+-librsyslog_la_LIBADD =  $(DL_LIBS) $(RT_LIBS) $(LIBEE_LIBS) $(LIBUUID_LIBS) $(JSON_C_LIBS)
++librsyslog_la_CPPFLAGS += $(PTHREADS_CFLAGS) $(LIBUUID_CFLAGS) $(JSON_C_CFLAGS) -I\$(top_srcdir)/tools
++librsyslog_la_LIBADD =  $(DL_LIBS) $(RT_LIBS) $(LIBUUID_LIBS) $(JSON_C_LIBS)
+ 
+ #
+ # regular expression support
+diff -ur a/runtime/Makefile.in b/runtime/Makefile.in
+--- a/runtime/Makefile.in	2014-01-20 13:00:47.924000000 -0500
++++ b/runtime/Makefile.in	2014-01-20 12:57:44.050000000 -0500
+@@ -574,19 +574,17 @@
+ @WITH_MODDIRS_FALSE@librsyslog_la_CPPFLAGS = -DSD_EXPORT_SYMBOLS \
+ @WITH_MODDIRS_FALSE@	-D_PATH_MODDIR=\"$(pkglibdir)/\" \
+ @WITH_MODDIRS_FALSE@	-I\$(top_srcdir) -I\$(top_srcdir)/grammar \
+-@WITH_MODDIRS_FALSE@	$(PTHREADS_CFLAGS) $(LIBEE_CFLAGS) \
+-@WITH_MODDIRS_FALSE@	$(LIBUUID_CFLAGS) $(JSON_C_CFLAGS) \
+-@WITH_MODDIRS_FALSE@	-I\$(top_srcdir)/tools
++@WITH_MODDIRS_FALSE@	$(PTHREADS_CFLAGS) $(LIBUUID_CFLAGS) \
++@WITH_MODDIRS_FALSE@	$(JSON_C_CFLAGS) -I\$(top_srcdir)/tools
+ # the files with ../ we need to work on - so that they either become part of the
+ # runtime or will no longer be needed. -- rgerhards, 2008-06-13
+ #
+ #librsyslog_la_LDFLAGS = -module -avoid-version
+ @WITH_MODDIRS_TRUE@librsyslog_la_CPPFLAGS = -DSD_EXPORT_SYMBOLS \
+ @WITH_MODDIRS_TRUE@	-D_PATH_MODDIR=\"$(pkglibdir)/:$(moddirs)\" \
+-@WITH_MODDIRS_TRUE@	$(PTHREADS_CFLAGS) $(LIBEE_CFLAGS) \
+-@WITH_MODDIRS_TRUE@	$(LIBUUID_CFLAGS) $(JSON_C_CFLAGS) \
+-@WITH_MODDIRS_TRUE@	-I\$(top_srcdir)/tools
+-librsyslog_la_LIBADD = $(DL_LIBS) $(RT_LIBS) $(LIBEE_LIBS) $(LIBUUID_LIBS) $(JSON_C_LIBS)
++@WITH_MODDIRS_TRUE@	$(PTHREADS_CFLAGS) $(LIBUUID_CFLAGS) \
++@WITH_MODDIRS_TRUE@	$(JSON_C_CFLAGS) -I\$(top_srcdir)/tools
++librsyslog_la_LIBADD = $(DL_LIBS) $(RT_LIBS) $(LIBUUID_LIBS) $(JSON_C_LIBS)
+ @ENABLE_REGEXP_TRUE@lmregexp_la_SOURCES = regexp.c regexp.h
+ @ENABLE_REGEXP_TRUE@lmregexp_la_CPPFLAGS = $(PTHREADS_CFLAGS) $(RSRT_CFLAGS)
+ @ENABLE_REGEXP_TRUE@lmregexp_la_LDFLAGS = -module -avoid-version
diff --git a/rsyslog.spec b/rsyslog.spec
index e48b7a3..3e1af7d 100644
--- a/rsyslog.spec
+++ b/rsyslog.spec
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ Patch3: rsyslog-7.3.15-imuxsock-warning.patch
 Patch4: rsyslog-7.4.8-omjournal-warning.patch
 Patch5: rsyslog-7.4.7-numeric-uid.patch
 Patch6: rsyslog-7.4.7-atomicops.patch
+# merged upstream
+Patch7: rsyslog-7.4.8-dont-link-libee.patch
 
 BuildRequires: bison
 BuildRequires: flex
@@ -252,6 +254,7 @@ of source ports.
 %patch4 -p1
 %patch5 -p1
 %patch6 -p1
+%patch7 -p1
 
 %build
 %ifarch sparc64
@@ -487,6 +490,8 @@ done
 - drop the "v5" string from the conf file as it's misleading
 - add rsyslog-7.4.8-omjournal-warning.patch to fix
   a condition for issuing a warning in omjournal
+- add rsyslog-7.4.8-dont-link-libee.patch to prevent
+  linking the main binary with libee
 
 * Sun Feb 09 2014 Lubomir Rintel <lkundrak@v3.sk> 7.4.7-3
 - Fixed 32-bit PowerPC build