diff --git a/0001-fetcher-curl-Stop-using-CURLOPT_LOW_SPEED_TIME-_LIMI.patch b/0001-fetcher-curl-Stop-using-CURLOPT_LOW_SPEED_TIME-_LIMI.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0a11303
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0001-fetcher-curl-Stop-using-CURLOPT_LOW_SPEED_TIME-_LIMI.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+From 69e00fc506e6a6d368a6e276eeb376e3d88b2fc7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Colin Walters <walters@verbum.org>
+Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2017 11:05:07 -0500
+Subject: [PATCH] fetcher/curl: Stop using CURLOPT_LOW_SPEED_TIME/_LIMIT
+
+They don't play nicely currently with HTTP2 where we may
+have lots of requests queued.
+
+https://github.com/ostreedev/ostree/issues/878#issuecomment-347228854
+
+In practice anyways I think issues here are better solved on a higher level -
+e.g. apps today can use an overall timeout on pulls and if they exceed the limit
+set the cancellable.
+
+Closes: #1349
+Approved by: alexlarsson
+---
+ src/libostree/ostree-fetcher-curl.c | 9 +++++++--
+ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/src/libostree/ostree-fetcher-curl.c b/src/libostree/ostree-fetcher-curl.c
+index 8a23b163..58835529 100644
+--- a/src/libostree/ostree-fetcher-curl.c
++++ b/src/libostree/ostree-fetcher-curl.c
+@@ -788,8 +788,13 @@ initiate_next_curl_request (FetcherRequest *req,
+   curl_easy_setopt (req->easy, CURLOPT_PROGRESSFUNCTION, prog_cb);
+   curl_easy_setopt (req->easy, CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION, 1L);
+   curl_easy_setopt (req->easy, CURLOPT_CONNECTTIMEOUT, 30L);
+-  curl_easy_setopt (req->easy, CURLOPT_LOW_SPEED_LIMIT, 1L);
+-  curl_easy_setopt (req->easy, CURLOPT_LOW_SPEED_TIME, 30L);
++  /* We used to set CURLOPT_LOW_SPEED_LIMIT and CURLOPT_LOW_SPEED_TIME
++   * here, but see https://github.com/ostreedev/ostree/issues/878#issuecomment-347228854
++   * basically those options don't play well with HTTP2 at the moment
++   * where we can have lots of outstanding requests.  Further,
++   * we could implement that functionality at a higher level
++   * more consistently too.
++   */
+ 
+   /* closure bindings -> task */
+   curl_easy_setopt (req->easy, CURLOPT_PRIVATE, task);
+-- 
+2.14.2
+
diff --git a/ostree.spec b/ostree.spec
index ebaf5bc..cc9de62 100644
--- a/ostree.spec
+++ b/ostree.spec
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 Summary: Tool for managing bootable, immutable filesystem trees
 Name: ostree
 Version: 2017.13
-Release: 3%{?dist}
+Release: 4%{?dist}
 Source0: https://github.com/ostreedev/%{name}/releases/download/v%{version}/libostree-%{version}.tar.xz
 # https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1451458
 Source1: 91-ostree.preset
 # Backported from upstream
 Patch0: 0001-fetcher-curl-Fix-invalid-memory-access-in-finalize.patch
+Patch1: 0001-fetcher-curl-Stop-using-CURLOPT_LOW_SPEED_TIME-_LIMI.patch
 License: LGPLv2+
 URL: https://ostree.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
 
@@ -162,6 +163,9 @@ install -D -m 0644 %{SOURCE1} %{buildroot}%{_prefix}/lib/systemd/system-preset/9
 %{_libexecdir}/libostree/ostree-trivial-httpd
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Nov 27 2017 Colin Walters <walters@verbum.org> - 2017.13-4
+- Backport patch to drop curl low speed checks; requested by flatpak
+
 * Tue Nov 07 2017 Kalev Lember <klember@redhat.com> - 2017.13-3
 - Backport a patch to fix a gnome-software crash when installing flatpaks
   (#1497642)