diff --git a/0001-add-java-1.7.0-openjdk-devel-to-the-multilib-blackli.patch b/0001-add-java-1.7.0-openjdk-devel-to-the-multilib-blackli.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..623fe54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0001-add-java-1.7.0-openjdk-devel-to-the-multilib-blackli.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+From b1a3a1162d002f036219d721c9ed244f764c8351 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Dennis Gilmore <dennis@ausil.us>
+Date: Tue, 8 May 2012 21:23:32 -0500
+Subject: [PATCH] add java-1.7.0-openjdk-devel to the multilib blacklist
+
+---
+ mash/multilib.py |    3 ++-
+ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/mash/multilib.py b/mash/multilib.py
+index 4e64b88..e1d0971 100644
+--- a/mash/multilib.py
++++ b/mash/multilib.py
+@@ -170,7 +170,8 @@ class DevelMultilibMethod(RuntimeMultilibMethod):
+         self.name = 'devel'
+     
+     def select(self, po):
+-        blacklist = ['dmraid-devel', 'kdeutils-devel', 'mkinitrd-devel', 'java-1.5.0-gcj-devel', 'java-1.7.0-icedtea-devel', 'php-devel', 'java-1.6.0-openjdk-devel' ]
++        blacklist = ['dmraid-devel', 'kdeutils-devel', 'mkinitrd-devel', 'java-1.5.0-gcj-devel', 'java-1.7.0-icedtea-devel', 'php-devel', 'java-1.6.0-openjdk-devel',
++                     'java-1.7.0-openjdk-devel' ]
+         whitelist = ['glibc-static', 'libstdc++-static']
+         if po.name in blacklist:
+             return False
+-- 
+1.7.10.1
+
diff --git a/mash.spec b/mash.spec
index af20053..13f63a9 100644
--- a/mash.spec
+++ b/mash.spec
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 Name:           mash
 Version:        0.5.26
-Release:        3%{?dist}
+Release:        4%{?dist}
 Summary:        Koji buildsystem to yum repository converter
 Group:          Development/Tools
 License:        GPLv2
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ BuildArch:      noarch
 Patch0:         0001-set-prefer_ppc64-to-true-on-ppc-configs.patch
 Patch1:         0002-set-the-repoviewurl-to-refleect-17-not-15.patch
 Patch2:         0001-add-the-f17-secondary-key-id-to-the-secopndary-arch-.patch
+Patch3:         0001-add-java-1.7.0-openjdk-devel-to-the-multilib-blackli.patch
 
 %description
 mash is a tool that queries a koji buildsystem for the latest RPMs for
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ any multlib RPMs that are necessary.
 %patch0 -p1
 %patch1 -p1
 %patch2 -p1
+%patch3 -p1
 
 %build
 %{__python} setup.py build
@@ -50,6 +52,9 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 /var/cache/mash
 
 %changelog
+* Tue May 08 2012 Dennis Gilmore <dennis@ausil.us> 0.5.26-4
+- blacklist java-1.7.0-openjdk-devel from multilib
+
 * Mon Apr 09 2012 Dennis Gilmore <dennis@ausil.us> 0.5.26-3
 - make sure secondary arch branched configs have the right key