diff --git a/virt-v2v-use-appliance-backend.patch b/virt-v2v-use-appliance-backend.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ad461fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/virt-v2v-use-appliance-backend.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+--- virt-v2v-v0.9.0.old/lib/Sys/VirtConvert/GuestfsHandle.pm	2012-12-06 15:09:51.000000000 +0000
++++ virt-v2v-v0.9.0/lib/Sys/VirtConvert/GuestfsHandle.pm	2013-07-03 14:48:53.049335387 +0100
+@@ -76,6 +76,12 @@
+         my $interface = "ide";
+ 
+         $g = Sys::Guestfs->new();
++
++        # Fedora-specific patch: The libvirt backend used in Fedora >=
++        # 18 does not support setting iface parameters.  Therefore
++        # ensure we are using the direct (appliance) backend.
++        $g->set_attach_method ("appliance");
++
+         foreach my $disk (@{$disks}) {
+             my ($name, $path, $format) = @$disk;
+ 
diff --git a/virt-v2v.spec b/virt-v2v.spec
index 4cdb539..2367f84 100644
--- a/virt-v2v.spec
+++ b/virt-v2v.spec
@@ -1,20 +1,16 @@
 Name:           virt-v2v
 Version:        0.9.0
-Release:        2%{?dist}%{?extra_release}
+Release:        3%{?dist}%{?extra_release}
 Summary:        Convert a virtual machine to run on KVM
 
-Group:          Applications/System
 License:        GPLv2+ and LGPLv2+
 URL:            http://git.fedorahosted.org/git/virt-v2v.git
-Source0:        https://fedorahosted.org/releases/v/i/virt-v2v/%{name}-v%{version}.tar.gz
-BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 
-# Backported upstream patches
-# Naming scheme: <name>-<version>-<local sequence number>-<git commit>.patch
-#  name:         virt-v2v
-#  version:      the version of virt-v2v the patch was originally rebased to
-#  local seq no: the order the patches should be applied in
-#  git commit:   the first 8 characters of the git commit hash
+Source0:        https://fedorahosted.org/releases/v/i/virt-v2v/%{name}-v%{version}.tar.gz
+
+# Non-upstream patch to default to using the appliance backend
+# for Fedora >= 18.
+Patch1:         virt-v2v-use-appliance-backend.patch
 
 # Unfortunately, despite really being noarch, we have to make virt-v2v arch
 # dependent to avoid build failures on architectures where libguestfs isn't
@@ -45,6 +41,7 @@ BuildRequires:  perl(Module::Pluggable)
 BuildRequires:  perl(Net::HTTPS)
 BuildRequires:  perl(Net::SSL)
 BuildRequires:  perl(Sys::Guestfs)
+BuildRequires:  perl(Sys::Syslog)
 BuildRequires:  perl(Sys::Virt)
 BuildRequires:  perl(Term::ProgressBar)
 BuildRequires:  perl(URI)
@@ -93,6 +90,8 @@ variety of guest operating systems from libvirt-managed hosts and VMware ESX.
 %prep
 %setup -q -n %{name}-v%{version}
 
+%patch1 -p1
+
 
 %build
 %{__perl} Build.PL
@@ -103,7 +102,6 @@ variety of guest operating systems from libvirt-managed hosts and VMware ESX.
 
 
 %install
-rm -rf %{buildroot}
 ./Build install \
     --destdir %{buildroot} \
     --installdirs vendor \
@@ -136,13 +134,7 @@ cp v2v/virt-v2v.db $statedir/
 ./Build test
 
 
-%clean
-rm -rf %{buildroot}
-
-
 %files -f %{name}.lang
-%defattr(-,root,root,-)
-
 %doc TODO.txt
 %doc META.yml
 %doc ChangeLog
@@ -168,6 +160,13 @@ rm -rf %{buildroot}
 
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Jul  3 2013 Richard W.M. Jones <rjones@redhat.com> - 0.9.0-3
+- Default to using the appliance backend, since in Fedora >= 18 the
+  libvirt backend doesn't support the 'iface' parameter which virt-v2v
+  requires.
+- Add BR perl(Sys::Syslog), required to run the tests.
+- Remove some cruft from the spec file.
+
 * Fri Feb 15 2013 Fedora Release Engineering <rel-eng@lists.fedoraproject.org> - 0.9.0-2
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_19_Mass_Rebuild