diff --git a/aiksaurus-1.2.1-gcc43.patch b/aiksaurus-1.2.1-gcc43.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..906efc0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/aiksaurus-1.2.1-gcc43.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+diff -urNp --exclude-from=/home/mdomsch/excludes --minimal aiksaurus-1.2.1.orig/base/aiksaurus.t.cpp aiksaurus-1.2.1/base/aiksaurus.t.cpp
+--- aiksaurus-1.2.1.orig/base/aiksaurus.t.cpp	2008-09-10 13:40:45.000000000 -0500
++++ aiksaurus-1.2.1/base/aiksaurus.t.cpp	2008-09-10 13:40:54.000000000 -0500
+@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
+ #include "config.h"
+ #include <iostream>
+ #include <string>
++#include <cstdlib>
+ using namespace std;
+ using AiksaurusImpl::AsciiCompare;
+ 
+diff -urNp --exclude-from=/home/mdomsch/excludes --minimal aiksaurus-1.2.1.orig/gtk/src/Display.cpp aiksaurus-1.2.1/gtk/src/Display.cpp
+--- aiksaurus-1.2.1.orig/gtk/src/Display.cpp	2003-05-27 18:56:54.000000000 -0500
++++ aiksaurus-1.2.1/gtk/src/Display.cpp	2008-09-10 14:01:56.000000000 -0500
+@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
+  * 02111-1307, USA.
+  */
+ 
++#include <string.h>
+ #include "Display.h"
+ #include "Meaning.h"
+ #include "DialogMediator.h"
+diff -urNp --exclude-from=/home/mdomsch/excludes --minimal aiksaurus-1.2.1.orig/gtk/src/gtkAiksaur.t.cpp aiksaurus-1.2.1/gtk/src/gtkAiksaur.t.cpp
+--- aiksaurus-1.2.1.orig/gtk/src/gtkAiksaur.t.cpp	2002-01-11 20:02:12.000000000 -0600
++++ aiksaurus-1.2.1/gtk/src/gtkAiksaur.t.cpp	2008-09-10 13:51:47.000000000 -0500
+@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
+ #include <gtk/gtk.h>
+ #include <iostream>
+ #include <string>
++#include <cstdlib>
+ using namespace std;
+ 
+ int main(int argc, char** argv)
diff --git a/aiksaurus.spec b/aiksaurus.spec
index 162ef13..07a0d4e 100644
--- a/aiksaurus.spec
+++ b/aiksaurus.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Name: 		aiksaurus
 Version: 	1.2.1
-Release: 	17%{?dist}
+Release: 	18%{?dist}
 Summary: 	An English-language thesaurus library
 
 Epoch: 		1
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ URL: 		http://aiksaurus.sourceforge.net/
 Source0: 	http://download.sourceforge.net/%{name}/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 Source1:	%{name}.png
 Source2: 	%{name}.desktop
+Patch0:		%{name}-1.2.1-gcc43.patch
 BuildRoot: 	%{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 
 BuildRequires: 	gtk2-devel
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ gtk includes and definitions for developing with aiksaurus.
 
 %prep
 %setup -q
-
+%patch0 -p1
 
 %build
 %configure
@@ -139,6 +140,9 @@ update-desktop-database &> /dev/null ||:
 
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Sep 10 2008 Matt Domsch <mdomsch@fedoraproject.org> - 1:1.2.1-18
+- fix FTBFS #434484
+
 * Fri Jun 13 2008 Jon Stanley <jonstanley@gmail.com> - 1:1.2.1-17
 - Remove vendor tag, correct license, rebuild