diff --git a/tuned-unsupported-ethernet-cards.patch b/tuned-unsupported-ethernet-cards.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..346776e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tuned-unsupported-ethernet-cards.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+commit 94b46b4e38fa056e21e35087681c06a00ad9d0ff
+Author: Jan Vcelak <jvcelak@redhat.com>
+Date:   Mon Dec 21 13:14:45 2009 +0100
+
+    tuned_nettool.py: bz 542305 - [abrt] crash detected in tuned-0.2.5-2.fc12
+    
+    Some strange network cards (e.g. Unknown (0x1062)) are not supported
+    by 'ethtool'. The tool reports not very obviously:
+    
+    Cannot get device settings: Operation not permitted
+    Cannot get wake-on-lan settings: Operation not permitted
+    Cannot get link status: Operation not permitted
+
+diff --git a/tuned_nettool.py b/tuned_nettool.py
+index 9fb2ce0..6119154 100644
+--- a/tuned_nettool.py
++++ b/tuned_nettool.py
+@@ -132,7 +132,11 @@ class Tuned_nettool:
+ 		errors = p_ethtool.communicate()[1]
+ 
+ 		if errors != "":
+-			raise Exception("Some errors were reported by 'ethtool'.", errors)
++			# it is possible that the network card is not supported
++			self.__clean_status()
++			return
++			# TODO: subject of logging
++			#raise Exception("Some errors were reported by 'ethtool'.", errors)
+ 
+ 		# parses output - kind of FSM
+ 
diff --git a/tuned.spec b/tuned.spec
index 1d841ab..2bdc97b 100644
--- a/tuned.spec
+++ b/tuned.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Summary: A dynamic adaptive system tuning daemon
 Name: tuned
 Version: 0.2.7
-Release: 1%{?dist}
+Release: 2%{?dist}
 License: GPLv2+
 Group: System Environment/Daemons
 # The source for this package was pulled from upstream git.  Use the
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ Group: System Environment/Daemons
 #  git checkout v%{version}
 #  make archive
 Source: tuned-%{version}.tar.bz2
+# bz 542305, git 94b46b4e38fa056e21e35087681c06a00ad9d0ff
+Patch0: tuned-unsupported-ethernet-cards.patch
 URL: https://fedorahosted.org/tuned/
 Buildroot: %(mktemp -ud %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-XXXXXX)
 BuildRequires: python
@@ -42,6 +44,7 @@ instead of fewer large ones).
 
 %prep
 %setup -q
+%patch0 -p1
 
 %build
 
@@ -102,6 +105,10 @@ fi
 
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Dec 21 2009 Jan Vcelak <jvcelak@redhat.com> 0.2.7-2
+- Fixed 542305 - [abrt] crash detected in tuned-0.2.5-2.fc12
+  Some ethernet cards are not supported by 'ethtool'.
+
 * Fri Dec 11 2009 Thomas Woerner <twoerner@redhat.com> 0.2.7-1
 - Updated ktune to version 0.4-1
   - Supports start and stop options in profile scripts calls