diff --git a/applet-error.patch b/applet-error.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..26a8d35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/applet-error.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+diff -up gnome-panel-2.20.0.1/gnome-panel/panel-applet-frame.c.applet-error gnome-panel-2.20.0.1/gnome-panel/panel-applet-frame.c
+--- gnome-panel-2.20.0.1/gnome-panel/panel-applet-frame.c.applet-error	2007-09-21 16:24:28.000000000 -0400
++++ gnome-panel-2.20.0.1/gnome-panel/panel-applet-frame.c	2007-09-21 16:24:32.000000000 -0400
+@@ -1253,6 +1253,21 @@ panel_applet_frame_event_listener (Bonob
+ 		panel_applet_frame_set_size_hints_from_any (frame, any);
+ }
+ 
++static gboolean
++in_default_panel_config (const gchar *id)
++{
++	gchar *dir;
++	gboolean result;
++
++	dir = g_strconcat (PANEL_DEFAULTS_DIR, "/applets/", id, NULL);
++	result = gconf_client_dir_exists (panel_gconf_get_client (),
++                                          dir, 
++                                          NULL);
++        g_free (dir);
++
++	return result;
++}
++
+ static void
+ panel_applet_frame_activated (Bonobo_Unknown     object,
+ 			      CORBA_Environment *ev,
+@@ -1275,8 +1290,10 @@ panel_applet_frame_activated (Bonobo_Unk
+ 	if (BONOBO_EX (ev) || object == CORBA_OBJECT_NIL) {
+ 		error = bonobo_exception_get_text (ev);
+ 		g_warning (G_STRLOC ": failed to load applet %s:\n%s",
+-			   frame->priv->iid, error);
+-		panel_applet_frame_loading_failed (frame, frame_act->id);
++		 	  frame->priv->iid, error);
++		if (!in_default_panel_config (frame_act->id)) {
++			panel_applet_frame_loading_failed (frame, frame_act->id);
++		}
+ 		g_free (frame_act->id);
+ 		g_free (frame_act);
+ 		g_free (error);
diff --git a/gnome-panel.spec b/gnome-panel.spec
index aa49de8..f68dfe7 100644
--- a/gnome-panel.spec
+++ b/gnome-panel.spec
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 Summary: GNOME panel
 Name: gnome-panel
 Version: 2.20.0.1
-Release: 1%{?dist} 
+Release: 2%{?dist} 
 URL: http://www.gnome.org
 Source0: http://download.gnome.org/sources/gnome-panel/2.20/%{name}-%{version}.tar.bz2
 Source1: redhat-panel-default-setup.entries
@@ -39,12 +39,6 @@ Requires: gnome-menus >= %{gnome_menus_version}
 %if %{use_evolution_data_server}
 Requires: evolution-data-server >= %{evolution_data_server_version}
 %endif
-Requires: fast-user-switch-applet
-
-# Mono isn't available for s390 or ppc64 apparently
-%ifnarch s390 s390x ppc64
-Requires: tomboy
-%endif
 
 Requires(post): GConf2 >= %{gconf_version}
 Requires(post): scrollkeeper
@@ -103,6 +97,11 @@ Patch8: launcher-desktop-files.patch
 Patch9: desktop-file-monitoring.patch
 Patch10: preferred-apps.patch
 
+# don't pop up an error dialog if an applet from the 
+# default configuration is missing; we don't want to
+# add a hard dependency on e.g. tomboy 
+Patch11: applet-error.patch
+
 Conflicts: gnome-power-manager < 2.15.3
 
 %description
@@ -138,6 +137,7 @@ Panel Applets using the libpanel-applet library.
 %patch8 -p1 -b .launcher-desktop-files
 %patch9 -p1 -b .desktop-file-monitoring
 %patch10 -p1 -b .preferred-apps
+%patch11 -p1 -b .applet-error
 
 . %{SOURCE4}
 
@@ -316,6 +316,10 @@ fi
 %{_datadir}/gtk-doc/html/*
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Sep 21 2007 Matthias Clasen <mclasen@redhat.com> - 2.20.0.1-2
+- Don't pop up an error if an applet from the default
+  configuration is missing  
+
 * Tue Sep 18 2007 Matthias Clasen <mclasen@redhat.com> - 2.20.0.1-1
 - Update to 2.20.0.1