diff --git a/openssl-0.9.8b-aliasing-bug.patch b/openssl-0.9.8b-aliasing-bug.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8d3b36a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openssl-0.9.8b-aliasing-bug.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+
+This patch fixes a violation of the C aliasing rules that can cause
+miscompilation with some compiler versions.
+
+--- openssl-0.9.8b/crypto/dso/dso_dlfcn.c.orig	2006-10-30 18:21:35.000000000 +0100
++++ openssl-0.9.8b/crypto/dso/dso_dlfcn.c	2006-10-30 18:21:37.000000000 +0100
+@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ static void *dlfcn_bind_var(DSO *dso, co
+ static DSO_FUNC_TYPE dlfcn_bind_func(DSO *dso, const char *symname)
+ 	{
+ 	void *ptr;
+-	DSO_FUNC_TYPE sym, *tsym = &sym;
++	DSO_FUNC_TYPE sym;
+ 
+ 	if((dso == NULL) || (symname == NULL))
+ 		{
+@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ static DSO_FUNC_TYPE dlfcn_bind_func(DSO
+ 		DSOerr(DSO_F_DLFCN_BIND_FUNC,DSO_R_NULL_HANDLE);
+ 		return(NULL);
+ 		}
+-	*(void **)(tsym) = dlsym(ptr, symname);
++	sym = dlsym(ptr, symname);
+ 	if(sym == NULL)
+ 		{
+ 		DSOerr(DSO_F_DLFCN_BIND_FUNC,DSO_R_SYM_FAILURE);
diff --git a/openssl.spec b/openssl.spec
index 0360ff7..a8f9284 100644
--- a/openssl.spec
+++ b/openssl.spec
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 Summary: The OpenSSL toolkit
 Name: openssl
 Version: 0.9.8b
-Release: 8
+Release: 9%{?dist}
 Source: openssl-%{version}-usa.tar.bz2
 Source1: hobble-openssl
 Source2: Makefile.certificate
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ Patch57: openssl-0.9.8b-cve-2006-2937.patch
 Patch58: openssl-0.9.8b-cve-2006-2940.patch
 Patch59: openssl-0.9.8b-cve-2006-3738.patch
 Patch60: openssl-0.9.8b-cve-2006-4343.patch
+Patch61: openssl-0.9.8b-aliasing-bug.patch
 
 License: BSDish
 Group: System Environment/Libraries
@@ -129,6 +130,7 @@ from other formats to the formats used by the OpenSSL toolkit.
 %patch58 -p0 -b .parasitic
 %patch59 -p0 -b .shared-ciphers
 %patch60 -p0 -b .client-dos
+%patch61 -p1 -b .aliasing-bug
 
 # Modify the various perl scripts to reference perl in the right location.
 perl util/perlpath.pl `dirname %{__perl}`
@@ -363,6 +365,9 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_bindir}/openssl_fips_fingerprint
 %postun -p /sbin/ldconfig
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Nov  2 2006 Tomas Mraz <tmraz@redhat.com> 0.9.8b-9
+- aliasing bug in engine loading, patch by IBM (#213216)
+
 * Mon Oct  2 2006 Tomas Mraz <tmraz@redhat.com> 0.9.8b-8
 - CVE-2006-2940 fix was incorrect (#208744)