diff --git a/xmms2-0.8DrO_o-xsubpp-fix.patch b/xmms2-0.8DrO_o-xsubpp-fix.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2a05f15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xmms2-0.8DrO_o-xsubpp-fix.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+diff -up .waf-1.6.7-b271784c448ab906d5606267fb7f92c0/waflib/Tools/perl.py.fixme .waf-1.6.7-b271784c448ab906d5606267fb7f92c0/waflib/Tools/perl.py
+--- .waf-1.6.7-b271784c448ab906d5606267fb7f92c0/waflib/Tools/perl.py.fixme	2013-08-11 16:41:03.730842318 -0400
++++ .waf-1.6.7-b271784c448ab906d5606267fb7f92c0/waflib/Tools/perl.py	2013-08-11 16:41:18.575842955 -0400
+@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ def check_perl_ext_devel(self):
+ 	env['LINKFLAGS_PERLEXT']=read_out(" -MConfig -e'print $Config{lddlflags}'")
+ 	env['INCLUDES_PERLEXT']=read_out(" -MConfig -e'print \"$Config{archlib}/CORE\"'")
+ 	env['CFLAGS_PERLEXT']=read_out(" -MConfig -e'print \"$Config{ccflags} $Config{cccdlflags}\"'")
+-	env['XSUBPP']=read_out(" -MConfig -e'print \"$Config{privlib}/ExtUtils/xsubpp$Config{exe_ext}\"'")
++	env['XSUBPP']="/usr/bin/xsubpp"
+ 	env['EXTUTILS_TYPEMAP']=read_out(" -MConfig -e'print \"$Config{privlib}/ExtUtils/typemap\"'")
+ 	if not getattr(Options.options,'perlarchdir',None):
+ 		env['ARCHDIR_PERL']=self.cmd_and_log(perl+" -MConfig -e'print $Config{sitearch}'")
diff --git a/xmms2.spec b/xmms2.spec
index 3d26099..c9ce1ac 100644
--- a/xmms2.spec
+++ b/xmms2.spec
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ Patch2:			xmms2-0.8DrO_o-pulse-output-default.patch
 Patch4:			xmms2-0.8DrO_o-no-O0.patch
 # More sane versioning
 Patch5:			xmms2-0.8DrO_o-moresaneversioning.patch
+# Fix xsubpp location
+Patch6:			xmms2-0.8DrO_o-xsubpp-fix.patch
 URL:			http://wiki.xmms2.xmms.se/
 BuildRoot:		%{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 BuildRequires:		sqlite-devel, flac-devel, libofa-devel
@@ -125,6 +127,11 @@ export CFLAGS="%{optflags}"
 export CPPFLAGS="%{optflags}"
 export LIBDIR="%{_libdir}"
 export PYTHONDIR="%{python_sitearch}"
+export XSUBPP="%{_bindir}/xsubpp"
+./waf configure --prefix=%{_prefix} --libdir=%{_libdir} --with-ruby-libdir=%{ruby_vendorlibdir} --with-ruby-archdir=%{ruby_vendorarchdir} \
+  --with-perl-archdir=%{perl_archlib} --with-pkgconfigdir=%{_libdir}/pkgconfig -j1
+# Hacky, hacky, hacky.
+patch -p0 < %{_sourcedir}/xmms2-0.8DrO_o-xsubpp-fix.patch
 ./waf configure --prefix=%{_prefix} --libdir=%{_libdir} --with-ruby-libdir=%{ruby_vendorlibdir} --with-ruby-archdir=%{ruby_vendorarchdir} \
   --with-perl-archdir=%{perl_archlib} --with-pkgconfigdir=%{_libdir}/pkgconfig -j1
 ./waf build -v %{?_smp_mflags}
@@ -204,6 +211,8 @@ rm -rf %{buildroot}
 %changelog
 * Sun Aug 11 2013 Tom Callaway <spot@fedoraproject.org> - 0.8-13
 - add missing BuildRequires
+- add disgusting hack to this awful package to get it building again. whoever invented waf 
+  should be forced to endure severe punishment.
 
 * Sun Aug 04 2013 Fedora Release Engineering <rel-eng@lists.fedoraproject.org> - 0.8-12
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_20_Mass_Rebuild