diff --git a/0001-bison-test-fixes-Do-not-use-obsolete-bison-construct.patch b/0001-bison-test-fixes-Do-not-use-obsolete-bison-construct.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eb46be3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0001-bison-test-fixes-Do-not-use-obsolete-bison-construct.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+From 35aba3d6e3c99fcd527c677bef8efeb59963fe8a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+Message-Id: <35aba3d6e3c99fcd527c677bef8efeb59963fe8a.1397340102.git.srivasta@golden-gryphon.com>
+From: Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@golden-gryphon.com>
+Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2014 00:23:07 -0700
+Subject: [PATCH 1/1] [bison-test-fixes] Do not use obsolete bison constructs in tests.
+
+In Bison 3.0, support for YYLEX_PARAM and YYPARSE_PARAM has been
+removed (deprecated in Bison 1.875): use %lex-param, %parse-param, or
+%param. This commit fixes the tests so they still work.
+
+Signed-off-by: Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@golden-gryphon.com>
+---
+ tests/test-bison-yylloc/parser.y | 4 ++--
+ tests/test-bison-yylval/parser.y | 4 ++--
+ 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
+  50.0% tests/test-bison-yylloc/
+  50.0% tests/test-bison-yylval/
+
+diff --git a/tests/test-bison-yylloc/parser.y b/tests/test-bison-yylloc/parser.y
+index e8f4e56..224d252 100644
+--- a/tests/test-bison-yylloc/parser.y
++++ b/tests/test-bison-yylloc/parser.y
+@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
+  */
+ 
+ %parse-param { void* scanner }
++%lex-param { void* scanner }
+ 
+ /* 
+    How to compile:
+@@ -34,7 +35,6 @@
+ #include "config.h"
+ 
+ #define YYERROR_VERBOSE 1
+-#define YYLEX_PARAM   scanner
+ 
+ extern int testget_lineno(void*);
+ 
+@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ int process_text(char* s) {
+ 
+ %}
+ 
+-%pure_parser
++%pure-parser
+ 
+ %union  {
+     int  lineno;
+diff --git a/tests/test-bison-yylval/parser.y b/tests/test-bison-yylval/parser.y
+index 0ffdb89..626c5e7 100644
+--- a/tests/test-bison-yylval/parser.y
++++ b/tests/test-bison-yylval/parser.y
+@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
+    bison --defines --output-file="parser.c" --name-prefix="test" parser.y
+  */
+ %parse-param { void* scanner }
++%lex-param { void* scanner }
+ %{
+ #include <stdio.h>
+ #include <stdlib.h>
+@@ -33,7 +34,6 @@
+ #include "config.h"
+ 
+ #define YYERROR_VERBOSE 1
+-#define YYLEX_PARAM   scanner
+ 
+ 
+ /* A dummy function. A check against seg-faults in yylval->str. */
+@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ int process_text(char* s) {
+ 
+ %}
+ 
+-%pure_parser
++%pure-parser
+ 
+ %union  {
+     long unused;
+-- 
+1.9.2
+
diff --git a/flex.spec b/flex.spec
index 2571020..1256908 100644
--- a/flex.spec
+++ b/flex.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Summary: A tool for creating scanners (text pattern recognizers)
 Name: flex
 Version: 2.5.37
-Release: 4%{?dist}
+Release: 5%{?dist}
 # parse.c and parse.h are under GPLv3+ with exception which allows
 #	relicensing.  Since flex is shipped under BDS-style license,
 #	let's  assume that the relicensing was done.
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ Patch1: flex-2.5.37-aarch64.patch
 # https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=993447
 Patch2: flex-2.5.37-types.patch
 
+#fix test-bison-yylloc and test-bison-yylval test failures
+Patch3: 0001-bison-test-fixes-Do-not-use-obsolete-bison-construct.patch
+
 BuildRoot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 Requires: m4
 BuildRequires: gettext bison m4
@@ -68,6 +71,7 @@ plain text and PDF formats.
 %patch0 -p1
 %patch1 -p1
 %patch2 -p1
+%patch3 -p1
 
 %global flexdocdir %{_datadir}/doc/flex-doc-%{version}
 
@@ -128,6 +132,10 @@ rm -rf ${RPM_BUILD_ROOT}
 %{_datadir}/doc/flex-doc-%{version}
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Apr 16 2014 Patsy Franklin <pfrankli@redhat.com> - 2.5.37-5
+- Add a patch to remove obsolete bison constructs YYLEX_PARAM and 
+  YYPARSE_PARAM. Use %lex-param, %parse-param, or %param.
+
 * Tue Sep  3 2013 Petr Machata <pmachata@redhat.com> - 2.5.37-4
 - Add a patch for "comparison between signed and unsigned" warnings
   that GCC produces when compiling flex-generated scanners