diff --git a/0001-dixstruct.h-fix-segfaults-char-is-unsigned-for-ARM-a.patch b/0001-dixstruct.h-fix-segfaults-char-is-unsigned-for-ARM-a.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5a8b391
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0001-dixstruct.h-fix-segfaults-char-is-unsigned-for-ARM-a.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+From d8d3c78b6ebdf63836951d2dbd2d3d621ff26da2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: =?UTF-8?q?Andreas=20M=C3=BCller?= <schnitzeltony@googlemail.com>
+Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2013 14:30:43 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] dixstruct.h: fix segfaults - char is unsigned for ARM and
+ PowerPC architectures
+MIME-Version: 1.0
+Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
+Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
+
+see ARM related bug reports [1-3]
+
+[1] https://github.com/archlinuxarm/PKGBUILDs/issues/446I
+[2] http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?t=38568&p=321673
+[3] http://lists.linuxtogo.org/pipermail/openembedded-core/2013-April/037805.html
+
+Signed-off-by: Andreas Müller <schnitzeltony@googlemail.com>
+Reviewed-by: Mark Kettenis <kettenis@openbsd.org>
+Signed-off-by: Peter Hutterer <peter.hutterer@who-t.net>
+---
+ include/dixstruct.h | 2 +-
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/include/dixstruct.h b/include/dixstruct.h
+index 6784819..aef822c 100644
+--- a/include/dixstruct.h
++++ b/include/dixstruct.h
+@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ typedef struct _Client {
+     unsigned int clientGone:1;
+     unsigned int closeDownMode:2;
+     unsigned int clientState:2;
+-    char smart_priority;
++    signed char smart_priority;
+     short noClientException;      /* this client died or needs to be killed */
+     int priority;
+     ReplySwapPtr pSwapReplyFunc;
+-- 
+1.8.2.1
+
diff --git a/xorg-x11-server.spec b/xorg-x11-server.spec
index d456331..920d15f 100644
--- a/xorg-x11-server.spec
+++ b/xorg-x11-server.spec
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 Summary:   X.Org X11 X server
 Name:      xorg-x11-server
 Version:   1.14.1
-Release:   2%{?gitdate:.%{gitdate}}%{dist}
+Release:   3%{?gitdate:.%{gitdate}}%{dist}
 URL:       http://www.x.org
 License:   MIT
 Group:     User Interface/X
@@ -120,6 +120,9 @@ Patch7067: 0001-ephyr-Fix-crash-on-24bpp-host-framebuffer.patch
 Patch7071: 0001-os-use-libunwind-to-generate-backtraces.patch
 %endif
 
+# backport from master (#965749)
+Patch7072: 0001-dixstruct.h-fix-segfaults-char-is-unsigned-for-ARM-a.patch
+
 %global moduledir	%{_libdir}/xorg/modules
 %global drimoduledir	%{_libdir}/dri
 %global sdkdir		%{_includedir}/xorg
@@ -592,6 +595,9 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %{xserver_source_dir}
 
 %changelog
+* Sun Jun 02 2013 Adam Jackson <ajax@redhat.com> 1.14.1-3
+- Backport an arm/ppc crash fix from master (#965749)
+
 * Tue May 14 2013 Peter Hutterer <peter.hutterer@redhat.com> 1.14.1-2
 - Add -resizeable option to Xephyr, enable by default (#962572)
 - Fix crash on 24bpp host server (#518960)