diff --git a/yelp-keyfile.patch b/yelp-keyfile.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..862144d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/yelp-keyfile.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+diff -up yelp-2.31.6/src/yelp-application.c.keyfile yelp-2.31.6/src/yelp-application.c
+--- yelp-2.31.6/src/yelp-application.c.keyfile	2010-06-30 00:33:20.746211407 -0400
++++ yelp-2.31.6/src/yelp-application.c	2010-06-30 00:34:19.608212315 -0400
+@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ application_setup (YelpApplication *app)
+         gchar *keyfile = g_build_filename (g_get_user_config_dir (),
+                                            "yelp", "yelp.cfg",
+                                            NULL);
+-        priv->backend = g_keyfile_settings_backend_new (keyfile);
++        priv->backend = g_keyfile_settings_backend_new (keyfile, "/org/gnome/yelp", NULL);
+         priv->gsettings = g_settings_new_with_backend ("org.gnome.yelp",
+                                                        priv->backend);
+         g_free (keyfile);
diff --git a/yelp.spec b/yelp.spec
index fc1e4fa..e0666a5 100644
--- a/yelp.spec
+++ b/yelp.spec
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ BuildRequires: gnome-common
 BuildRequires: intltool
 BuildRequires: automake autoconf libtool
 
+Patch0: yelp-keyfile.patch
+
 %description
 Yelp is the help browser for the GNOME desktop. It is designed
 to help you browse all the documentation on your system in
@@ -59,6 +61,7 @@ the libraries in the yelp-libs package.
 
 %prep
 %setup -q
+%patch0 -p1 -b .keyfile
 
 %build
 %configure