diff --git a/tar-1.22-fortifysourcessigabrt.patch b/tar-1.22-fortifysourcessigabrt.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e64ec6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tar-1.22-fortifysourcessigabrt.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+diff -urNp tar-1.22-orig/src/create.c tar-1.22/src/create.c
+--- tar-1.22-orig/src/create.c	2009-07-09 18:38:37.000000000 +0200
++++ tar-1.22/src/create.c	2009-07-09 18:43:44.000000000 +0200
+@@ -578,7 +578,10 @@ write_gnu_long_link (struct tar_stat_inf
+   GNAME_TO_CHARS (tmpname, header->header.gname);
+   free (tmpname);
+ 
+-  strcpy (header->header.magic, OLDGNU_MAGIC);
++  /* OLDGNU_MAGIC is string with 7 chars + NULL */
++  strncpy (header->header.magic, OLDGNU_MAGIC, sizeof(header->header.magic));
++  strncpy (header->header.version, OLDGNU_MAGIC+sizeof(header->header.magic),
++           sizeof(header->header.version));
+   header->header.typeflag = type;
+   finish_header (st, header, -1);
+ 
+@@ -908,9 +911,13 @@ start_header (struct tar_stat_info *st)
+       break;
+ 
+     case OLDGNU_FORMAT:
+-    case GNU_FORMAT:   /*FIXME?*/
+-      /* Overwrite header->header.magic and header.version in one blow.  */
+-      strcpy (header->header.magic, OLDGNU_MAGIC);
++    case GNU_FORMAT:
++      /* OLDGNU_MAGIC is string with 7 chars + NULL */
++      strncpy (header->header.magic, OLDGNU_MAGIC,
++               sizeof(header->header.magic));
++      strncpy (header->header.version,
++               OLDGNU_MAGIC+sizeof(header->header.magic),
++               sizeof(header->header.version));
+       break;
+ 
+     case POSIX_FORMAT:
diff --git a/tar.spec b/tar.spec
index b495d53..482563e 100644
--- a/tar.spec
+++ b/tar.spec
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ Patch4: tar-1.19-xattrs-conf.patch
 Patch5: tar-1.17-wildcards.patch
 Patch6: tar-1.22-atime-rofs.patch
 Patch7: tar-1.22-shortreadbuffer.patch
+Patch8: tar-1.22-fortifysourcessigabrt.patch
 Prereq: info
 BuildRequires: autoconf automake gzip texinfo gettext libacl-devel libselinux-devel gawk rsh
 Buildroot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ the rmt package.
 %patch5 -p1 -b .wildcards
 %patch6 -p1 -b .rofs
 %patch7 -p1 -b .shortread
+%patch8 -p1 -b .headerblackmagic
 
 %build
 %configure --bindir=/bin --libexecdir=/sbin
@@ -96,6 +98,8 @@ fi
 * Thu Jun 25 2009 Ondrej Vasik <ovasik@redhat.com> 2:1.22-4
 - Report record size only if the archive refers to a device
   (#487760)
+- Do not sigabrt with new gcc/glibc because of writing to
+  struct members of gnutar header at once via strcpy
 
 * Fri May 15 2009 Ondrej Vasik <ovasik@redhat.com> 2:1.22-3
 - ignore errors from setting utime() for source file