diff --git a/commoncpp2.spec b/commoncpp2.spec
index 8d7a0dd..0e5f3ee 100644
--- a/commoncpp2.spec
+++ b/commoncpp2.spec
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 Summary: GNU Common C++ class framework
 Name: commoncpp2
 Version: 1.6.1
-Release: 1%{?dist}
+Release: 2%{?dist}
 License: GPL
 Group: System Environment/Libraries
 Source0: http://download.sourceforge.net/gnutelephony/commoncpp2-%{version}.tar.gz
 URL: http://www.gnu.org/software/commoncpp/
 BuildRoot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 BuildRequires: libxml2-devel, zlib-devel, doxygen
+Patch0: libcommoncpp2.patch
 
 %description
 GNU Common C++ is a portable and highly optimized class framework for writing
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ to develop programs that use the %{name} library.
 
 %prep
 %setup -q
+%patch0 -p1
 
 %build
 %configure \
@@ -78,6 +80,9 @@ fi
 %{_infodir}/commoncpp2.info*
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Oct 03 2008 Dennis Gilmore <dennis@ausil.us> - 1.6.1-2
+- add patch from debian that fixes FTBFS on sparc arches
+
 * Wed Feb 06 2008 Andreas Thienemann <andreas@bawue.net> - 1.6.1-1
 - Updated to new upstream version 1.6.1
 - Reverted the ld-check patch as it's no longer needed
diff --git a/libcommoncpp2.patch b/libcommoncpp2.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..392ca41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libcommoncpp2.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- libcommoncpp2-1.6.2.orig/src/mempager.cpp	2008-03-24 00:19:07.000000000 +0000
++++ libcommoncpp2-1.6.2/src/mempager.cpp	2008-08-15 18:28:23.000000000 +0000
+@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@
+ #include <cc++/misc.h>
+ #include "private.h"
+ 
++#include <cstdlib>
++
+ #ifdef	CCXX_NAMESPACES
+ namespace ost {
+ using std::endl;