diff --git a/freeglut-2.8.1-nocheck.patch b/freeglut-2.8.1-nocheck.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bbc5fd5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/freeglut-2.8.1-nocheck.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+diff -up freeglut-2.8.1/src/freeglut_menu.c.nocheck freeglut-2.8.1/src/freeglut_menu.c
+--- freeglut-2.8.1/src/freeglut_menu.c.nocheck	2014-01-23 14:43:19.386742857 +0100
++++ freeglut-2.8.1/src/freeglut_menu.c	2014-01-23 14:44:26.322770844 +0100
+@@ -866,8 +866,6 @@ int FGAPIENTRY glutCreateMenu( void(* ca
+ {
+     /* The menu object creation code resides in freeglut_structure.c */
+     FREEGLUT_EXIT_IF_NOT_INITIALISED ( "glutCreateMenu" );
+-    if (fgGetActiveMenu())
+-        fgError("Menu manipulation not allowed while menus in use.");
+     return fgCreateMenu( callback )->ID;
+ }
+ 
+@@ -891,9 +889,6 @@ void FGAPIENTRY glutDestroyMenu( int men
+ 
+     freeglut_return_if_fail( menu );
+ 
+-    if (fgGetActiveMenu())
+-        fgError("Menu manipulation not allowed while menus in use.");
+-
+     /* The menu object destruction code resides in freeglut_structure.c */
+     fgDestroyMenu( menu );
+ }
+@@ -936,8 +931,6 @@ void FGAPIENTRY glutAddMenuEntry( const
+     menuEntry = (SFG_MenuEntry *)calloc( sizeof(SFG_MenuEntry), 1 );
+ 
+     freeglut_return_if_fail( fgStructure.CurrentMenu );
+-    if (fgGetActiveMenu())
+-        fgError("Menu manipulation not allowed while menus in use.");
+ 
+     menuEntry->Text = strdup( label );
+     menuEntry->ID   = value;
+@@ -961,8 +954,6 @@ void FGAPIENTRY glutAddSubMenu( const ch
+     subMenu = fgMenuByID( subMenuID );
+ 
+     freeglut_return_if_fail( fgStructure.CurrentMenu );
+-    if (fgGetActiveMenu())
+-        fgError("Menu manipulation not allowed while menus in use.");
+ 
+     freeglut_return_if_fail( subMenu );
+ 
+@@ -984,8 +975,6 @@ void FGAPIENTRY glutChangeToMenuEntry( i
+     FREEGLUT_EXIT_IF_NOT_INITIALISED ( "glutChangeToMenuEntry" );
+ 
+     freeglut_return_if_fail( fgStructure.CurrentMenu );
+-    if (fgGetActiveMenu())
+-        fgError("Menu manipulation not allowed while menus in use.");
+ 
+     /* Get n-th menu entry in the current menu, starting from one: */
+     menuEntry = fghFindMenuEntry( fgStructure.CurrentMenu, item );
+@@ -1014,8 +1003,6 @@ void FGAPIENTRY glutChangeToSubMenu( int
+     FREEGLUT_EXIT_IF_NOT_INITIALISED ( "glutChangeToSubMenu" );
+ 
+     freeglut_return_if_fail( fgStructure.CurrentMenu );
+-    if (fgGetActiveMenu())
+-        fgError("Menu manipulation not allowed while menus in use.");
+ 
+     /* Get handle to sub menu */
+     subMenu = fgMenuByID( subMenuID );
+@@ -1048,8 +1035,6 @@ void FGAPIENTRY glutRemoveMenuItem( int
+     FREEGLUT_EXIT_IF_NOT_INITIALISED ( "glutRemoveMenuItem" );
+ 
+     freeglut_return_if_fail( fgStructure.CurrentMenu );
+-    if (fgGetActiveMenu())
+-        fgError("Menu manipulation not allowed while menus in use.");
+ 
+     /* Get n-th menu entry in the current menu, starting from one: */
+     menuEntry = fghFindMenuEntry( fgStructure.CurrentMenu, item );
+@@ -1074,8 +1059,6 @@ void FGAPIENTRY glutAttachMenu( int butt
+     freeglut_return_if_fail( fgStructure.CurrentWindow );
+ 
+     freeglut_return_if_fail( fgStructure.CurrentMenu );
+-    if (fgGetActiveMenu())
+-        fgError("Menu manipulation not allowed while menus in use.");
+ 
+     freeglut_return_if_fail( button >= 0 );
+     freeglut_return_if_fail( button < FREEGLUT_MAX_MENUS );
+@@ -1093,8 +1076,6 @@ void FGAPIENTRY glutDetachMenu( int butt
+     freeglut_return_if_fail( fgStructure.CurrentWindow );
+ 
+     freeglut_return_if_fail( fgStructure.CurrentMenu );
+-    if (fgGetActiveMenu())
+-        fgError("Menu manipulation not allowed while menus in use.");
+ 
+     freeglut_return_if_fail( button >= 0 );
+     freeglut_return_if_fail( button < FREEGLUT_MAX_MENUS );
diff --git a/freeglut.spec b/freeglut.spec
index ff30789..83fb6fb 100644
--- a/freeglut.spec
+++ b/freeglut.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Summary:        A freely licensed alternative to the GLUT library
 Name:           freeglut
 Version:        2.8.1
-Release:        2%{?dist}
+Release:        3%{?dist}
 URL:            http://freeglut.sourceforge.net
 Source0:        http://downloads.sourceforge.net/%{name}/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 # For the manpages
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ BuildRequires:  libXi-devel libICE-devel
 # freeglut.  Note: This package will NOT co-exist with the glut package.
 Provides:       glut = 3.7
 Obsoletes:      glut < 3.7
+# #1017551: Don't check whether a menu is active while manipulating it
+Patch0:        freeglut-2.8.1-nocheck.patch
 
 %description
 freeglut is a completely open source alternative to the OpenGL Utility Toolkit
@@ -48,6 +50,7 @@ license.
 
 %prep
 %setup -q -a 1
+%patch0 -p1 -b .nocheck
 
 %build
 # --disable-warnings -> don't add -Werror to CFLAGS
@@ -81,6 +84,9 @@ install -p -m 644 doc/man/*.3 $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_mandir}/man3
 
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Jan 23 2014 Tomas Smetana <tsmetana@redhat.com> - 2.8.1-3
+- fix #1017551: don't crash on manipulating active menus
+
 * Sat Aug 03 2013 Fedora Release Engineering <rel-eng@lists.fedoraproject.org> - 2.8.1-2
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_20_Mass_Rebuild