diff --git a/libgpod-handle-partial-utf16.patch b/libgpod-handle-partial-utf16.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fd883cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libgpod-handle-partial-utf16.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+--- libgpod-0.7.2/src/itdb_itunesdb.c	2009-12-10 14:39:04.000000000 +0000
++++ libgpod-0.7.2.new/src/itdb_itunesdb.c	2009-12-10 14:56:22.000000000 +0000
+@@ -811,6 +811,22 @@ static inline guint64 get64bint (FConten
+ }
+ 
+ 
++/* Try to convert from UTF-16 to UTF-8 and handle partial characters
++ * at the end of the string */
++static char *utf16_to_utf8_with_partial (gunichar2 *entry_utf16)
++{
++	GError *error = NULL;
++	char *entry_utf8;
++	glong items_read;
++
++	entry_utf8 = g_utf16_to_utf8 (entry_utf16, -1, &items_read, NULL, &error);
++	if (entry_utf8 == NULL && g_error_matches (error, G_CONVERT_ERROR, G_CONVERT_ERROR_PARTIAL_INPUT)) {
++		g_error_free (error);
++		entry_utf8 = g_utf16_to_utf8 (entry_utf16, items_read, NULL, NULL, NULL);
++	}
++
++	return entry_utf8;
++}
+ 
+ 
+ /* Fix little endian UTF16 String to correct byteorder if necessary
+@@ -1302,7 +1318,7 @@ static char *extract_mhod_string (FConte
+ 	entry_utf16 = g_new0 (gunichar2, (len+2)/2);
+ 	if (seek_get_n_bytes (cts, (gchar *)entry_utf16, seek+16, len)) {
+ 	    fixup_little_utf16 (entry_utf16);
+-	    entry_utf8= g_utf16_to_utf8 (entry_utf16, -1, NULL, NULL, NULL);
++	    entry_utf8 = utf16_to_utf8_with_partial (entry_utf16);
+ 	    g_free (entry_utf16);
+ 	} else { 
+ 	    g_free (entry_utf16);
+@@ -1317,6 +1333,9 @@ static char *extract_mhod_string (FConte
+ 	}
+     }
+ 
++    if (entry_utf8 == NULL)
++        return NULL;
++
+     if (g_utf8_validate (entry_utf8, -1, NULL)) {
+ 	return entry_utf8;
+     } else {
diff --git a/libgpod.spec b/libgpod.spec
index e97eb66..04bcddd 100644
--- a/libgpod.spec
+++ b/libgpod.spec
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 Summary: Library to access the contents of an iPod
 Name: libgpod
 Version: 0.7.2
-Release: 5%{?dist}
+Release: 6%{?dist}
 License: LGPLv2+
 Group: System Environment/Libraries
 URL: http://www.gtkpod.org/libgpod.html
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ Patch0: 0001-Use-var-run-hald-as-mount-dir-for-hal-callout.patch
 # http://gitorious.org/~teuf/libgpod/teuf-sandbox/commit/3847494a513b5ef04d7abbe55c3d95dbcd836ef6
 # https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=517642
 Patch1: libgpod-utf16-parsing.patch
+# https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=542176
+Patch2: libgpod-handle-partial-utf16.patch
 BuildRoot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root
 BuildRequires: docbook-style-xsl
 BuildRequires: glib2-devel
@@ -82,6 +84,7 @@ libgpod library.
 %setup -q
 %patch0 -p1 -b .selinux
 %patch1 -p1 -b .utf16
+%patch2 -p1 -b .partial-utf16
 
 # remove execute perms on the python examples as they'll be installed in %doc
 %{__chmod} -x bindings/python/examples/*.py
@@ -141,6 +144,9 @@ libgpod library.
 
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Dec 10 2009 Bastien Nocera <bnocera@redhat.com> 0.7.2-6
+- Handle partial UTF-16 strings (#542176)
+
 * Mon Oct 19 2009 Bastien Nocera <bnocera@redhat.com> 0.7.2-5
 - Fix UTF-16 string parsing patch again