diff --git a/gimp-2.6.6-gegl-babl-versions-check.patch b/gimp-2.6.6-gegl-babl-versions-check.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8123bd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gimp-2.6.6-gegl-babl-versions-check.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+diff -up gimp-2.6.6/app/sanity.c.gegl-babl-versions-check gimp-2.6.6/app/sanity.c
+--- gimp-2.6.6/app/sanity.c.gegl-babl-versions-check	2008-11-20 23:43:08.000000000 +0100
++++ gimp-2.6.6/app/sanity.c	2009-06-05 10:26:03.043506642 +0200
+@@ -75,6 +75,29 @@ sanity_check (void)
+ 
+ /*  private functions  */
+ 
++static gboolean
++sanity_check_version (guint major_version, guint required_major,
++                      guint minor_version, guint required_minor,
++                      guint micro_version, guint required_micro)
++{
++  if (major_version > required_major)
++    return TRUE;
++
++  if (major_version < required_major)
++    return FALSE;
++
++  if (minor_version > required_minor)
++    return TRUE;
++
++  if (minor_version < required_minor)
++    return FALSE;
++
++  if (micro_version >= required_micro)
++    return TRUE;
++
++  return FALSE;
++}
++
+ static gchar *
+ sanity_check_gimp (void)
+ {
+@@ -266,9 +289,9 @@ sanity_check_babl (void)
+                     &babl_minor_version,
+                     &babl_micro_version);
+ 
+-  if (babl_major_version < BABL_REQUIRED_MAJOR ||
+-      babl_minor_version < BABL_REQUIRED_MINOR ||
+-      babl_micro_version < BABL_REQUIRED_MICRO)
++  if (! sanity_check_version (babl_major_version, BABL_REQUIRED_MAJOR,
++                              babl_minor_version, BABL_REQUIRED_MINOR,
++                              babl_micro_version, BABL_REQUIRED_MICRO))
+     {
+       return g_strdup_printf
+         ("BABL version too old!\n\n"
+@@ -304,9 +327,9 @@ sanity_check_gegl (void)
+                     &gegl_minor_version,
+                     &gegl_micro_version);
+ 
+-  if (gegl_major_version < GEGL_REQUIRED_MAJOR ||
+-      gegl_minor_version < GEGL_REQUIRED_MINOR ||
+-      gegl_micro_version < GEGL_REQUIRED_MICRO)
++  if (! sanity_check_version (gegl_major_version, GEGL_REQUIRED_MAJOR,
++                              gegl_minor_version, GEGL_REQUIRED_MINOR,
++                              gegl_micro_version, GEGL_REQUIRED_MICRO))
+     {
+       return g_strdup_printf
+         ("GEGL version too old!\n\n"