diff --git a/fontforge-20161012-fix-free-call-to-PyMem_Free.patch b/fontforge-20161012-fix-free-call-to-PyMem_Free.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0b74ca3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fontforge-20161012-fix-free-call-to-PyMem_Free.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+diff -urN fontforge-20161012.old/fontforge/python.c fontforge-20161012/fontforge/python.c
+--- fontforge-20161012.old/fontforge/python.c	2016-10-11 06:59:29.000000000 +0530
++++ fontforge-20161012/fontforge/python.c	2017-03-09 20:16:23.539059197 +0530
+@@ -1010,7 +1010,7 @@
+     if ( !PyArg_ParseTuple(args,"es|i", "UTF-8", &filename, &openflags ))
+ return( NULL );
+     locfilename = utf82def_copy(filename);
+-    free(filename);
++    PyMem_Free(filename);
+ 
+     /* The actual filename opened may be different from the one passed
+      * to LoadSplineFont, so we can't report the filename on an
+@@ -1037,7 +1037,7 @@
+     if ( !PyArg_ParseTuple(args,"es","UTF-8",&filename) )
+ return( NULL );
+     locfilename = utf82def_copy(filename);
+-    free(filename);
++    PyMem_Free(filename);
+     ret = GetFontNames(locfilename, 1);
+     free(locfilename);
+     cnt = 0;
+@@ -4093,7 +4093,7 @@
+     if ( !PyArg_ParseTuple(args,"es","UTF-8",&filename) )
+ return( NULL );
+     locfilename = utf82def_copy(filename);
+-    free(filename);
++    PyMem_Free(filename);
+ 
+     pt = strrchr(locfilename,'.');
+     if ( pt==NULL ) pt=locfilename;
+@@ -7750,7 +7750,7 @@
+     if ( !PyArg_ParseTuple(args,"es|O","UTF-8",&filename, &flags) )
+ return( NULL );
+     locfilename = utf82def_copy(filename);
+-    free(filename);
++    PyMem_Free(filename);
+ 
+     /* Check if the file exists and is readable */
+     if ( access(locfilename,R_OK)!=0 ) {
+@@ -7819,7 +7819,7 @@
+     if ( !PyArg_ParseTuple(args,"es|OO","UTF-8",&filename,&foo,&bar) )
+ return( NULL );
+     locfilename = utf82def_copy(filename);
+-    free(filename);
++    PyMem_Free(filename);
+ 
+     pt = strrchr(locfilename,'.');
+     if ( pt==NULL ) pt=locfilename;
+@@ -13514,7 +13514,7 @@
+ 	    &to_background) )
+ return( NULL );
+     locfilename = utf82def_copy(filename);
+-    free(filename);
++    PyMem_Free(filename);
+ 
+     ext = strrchr(locfilename,'.');
+     if ( ext==NULL ) {
+@@ -13588,7 +13588,7 @@
+     if ( !PyArg_ParseTuple(args,"OesO", &other, "UTF-8", &filename, &flagstuple ))
+ return( NULL );
+     locfilename = utf82def_copy(filename);
+-    free(filename);
++    PyMem_Free(filename);
+ 
+     if ( !PyType_IsSubtype(&PyFF_FontType, Py_TYPE(other)) ) {
+ 	PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError,"First argument must be a fontforge font");
+@@ -15655,7 +15655,7 @@
+ 	}
+     }
+     locfilename = utf82def_copy(filename);
+-    free(filename);
++    PyMem_Free(filename);
+     if ( !GenerateScript(fv->sf,locfilename,bitmaptype,iflags,resolution,subfontdirectory,
+ 	    NULL,fv->normal==NULL?fv->map:fv->normal,rename_to,layer) ) {
+ 	PyErr_Format(PyExc_EnvironmentError, "Font generation failed");
+@@ -15811,7 +15811,7 @@
+     }
+ 
+     locfilename = utf82def_copy(filename);
+-    free(filename);
++    PyMem_Free(filename);
+ 
+     if ( !WriteTTC(locfilename,head,ff_ttc,bf,iflags,layer,ittcflags)) {
+ 	PyErr_Format(PyExc_EnvironmentError, "Font generation failed");
+@@ -15839,7 +15839,7 @@
+     if ( !PyArg_ParseTuple(args,"es|s","UTF-8",&filename,&lookup_name) )
+ return( NULL );
+     locfilename = utf82def_copy(filename);
+-    free(filename);
++    PyMem_Free(filename);
+ 
+     if ( lookup_name!=NULL ) {
+ 	otl = SFFindLookup(fv->sf,lookup_name);
+@@ -15879,7 +15879,8 @@
+     if ( !PyArg_ParseTuple(args,"es","UTF-8",&filename) )
+ return( NULL );
+     locfilename = utf82def_copy(filename);
+-    free(filename);
++    PyMem_Free(filename);
++
+     if ( !LoadKerningDataFromMetricsFile(fv->sf,locfilename,fv->map)) {
+ 	PyErr_Format(PyExc_EnvironmentError, "No metrics data found");
+ return( NULL );
+@@ -15903,7 +15904,7 @@
+ 	    &preserveCrossFontKerning, &openflags) )
+ return( NULL );
+     locfilename = utf82def_copy(filename);
+-    free(filename);
++    PyMem_Free(filename);
+     sf = LoadSplineFont(locfilename,openflags);
+     if ( sf==NULL ) {
+ 	PyErr_Format(PyExc_EnvironmentError, "No font found in file \"%s\"", locfilename);
+@@ -15931,7 +15932,7 @@
+     if ( !PyArg_ParseTuple(args,"des|i",&fraction,"UTF-8",&filename, &openflags) )
+ return( NULL );
+     locfilename = utf82def_copy(filename);
+-    free(filename);
++    PyMem_Free(filename);
+     sf = LoadSplineFont(locfilename,openflags);
+     if ( sf==NULL ) {
+ 	PyErr_Format(PyExc_EnvironmentError, "No font found in file \"%s\"", locfilename);
diff --git a/fontforge.spec b/fontforge.spec
index eb01aa4..8e50950 100644
--- a/fontforge.spec
+++ b/fontforge.spec
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 Name:           fontforge
 Version:        %{gittag0}
-Release:        5%{?dist}
+Release:        6%{?dist}
 Summary:        Outline and bitmap font editor
 
 License:        GPLv3+
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ Source1:        http://git.savannah.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=gnulib.git;a=snapshot;h=%{
 Patch0:         fontforge-20140813-use-system-uthash.patch
 # Fedora specific patch to have python3 support only
 Patch1:         Add-python3-support.patch
+# https://github.com/fontforge/fontforge/issues/3042
+Patch2:         fontforge-20161012-fix-free-call-to-PyMem_Free.patch
 
 Requires:       xdg-utils
 Requires:       autotrace
@@ -169,6 +171,10 @@ fi
 %doc htdocs
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Mar 09 2017 Parag Nemade <pnemade AT redhat DOT com> - 20161012-6
+- Resolves:rh#1429574 - [abrt] fontforge: PyFF_OpenFont(): fontforge killed by signal 6
+- Added patch to fix python module for python3.6
+
 * Sat Feb 18 2017 Parag Nemade <pnemade AT redhat DOT com> - 20161012-5
 - Add missing BR: git