diff --git a/childsplay-1.4-lang_switch.patch b/childsplay-1.4-lang_switch.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6952417
--- /dev/null
+++ b/childsplay-1.4-lang_switch.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+diff -up childsplay-1.4/utils.py.patch childsplay-1.4/utils.py
+--- childsplay-1.4/utils.py.patch	2009-10-23 19:55:08.000000000 +0200
++++ childsplay-1.4/utils.py	2009-10-23 19:56:40.000000000 +0200
+@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ def get_locale():
+         if lang == '':
+             lang = locale.getdefaultlocale()[0].split('_')[0]
+     except Exception, info:
+-        module_logger.error("%s, %s" % info, "Switching to English")
++        module_logger.error("%s, %s" % (info, "Switching to English"))
+         lang = 'en'
+     if lang == 'C' or lang.lower() == 'posix':
+         # Default to English
diff --git a/childsplay.spec b/childsplay.spec
index f2373a2..fea1bdd 100644
--- a/childsplay.spec
+++ b/childsplay.spec
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 Name:           childsplay
 Version:        1.4
-Release:        1%{?dist}
+Release:        2%{?dist}
 Summary:        Suite of educational games for young children
 Group:          Amusements/Games
 License:        GPLv3
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ Source22:       alphabet_sounds_ro-%{alphabet_ver}.tgz
 Source23:       alphabet_sounds_ru-%{alphabet_ver}.tgz
 Source24:       alphabet_sounds_sl-%{alphabet_ver}.tgz
 Source25:       alphabet_sounds_sv-%{alphabet_ver}.tgz
+Patch0:         childsplay-1.4-lang_switch.patch
 
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 BuildArch:      noarch
@@ -200,6 +201,7 @@ pushd  alphabet_sounds_lt-%{alphabet_ver}/AlphabetSounds
 mkdir lt
 mv *.* lt
 popd
+%patch0 -p1
 
 
 %build
@@ -402,6 +404,9 @@ fi
 
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Oct 23 2009 Johan Cwiklinski <johan AT x-tnd DOT be> 1.4-2
+- fix get_locale issue (bug #530599)
+
 * Sun Sep 13 2009 Johan Cwiklinski <johan AT x-tnd DOT be> 1.4-1
 - 1.4