diff --git a/gamin-dont-close-fd.patch b/gamin-dont-close-fd.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d95f599
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gamin-dont-close-fd.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+Index: libgamin/gam_api.c
+===================================================================
+RCS file: /cvs/gnome/gamin/libgamin/gam_api.c,v
+retrieving revision 1.39
+diff -u -p -r1.39 gam_api.c
+--- libgamin/gam_api.c	5 Aug 2005 14:06:49 -0000	1.39
++++ libgamin/gam_api.c	16 Aug 2006 14:59:27 -0000
+@@ -744,7 +744,6 @@ retry:
+     return(0);
+ 
+ failed:
+-    close(fd);
+     return (-1);
+ }
+ 
+@@ -891,39 +890,38 @@ gamin_try_reconnect(GAMDataPtr conn, int
+     /*
+      * try to reopen a connection to the server
+      */
+-    close(fd);
+     newfd = gamin_connect_unix_socket(socket_name);
+-
+     free(socket_name);
+     if (newfd < 0) {
+         return (-1);
+     }
+ 
+-    if (newfd != fd) {
+-	/*
+-	 * reuse the same descriptor
+-	 */
+-	ret = dup2(newfd, fd);
+-	if (ret < 0) {
+-	    gam_error(DEBUG_INFO,
+-	              "Failed to reuse descriptor %d on reconnect\n",
+-		      fd);
+-	    close(newfd);
+-	    return (-1);
+-	}
+-    }
+-
+     /*
+      * seems we managed to rebuild a connection to the server.
+      * start the authentication again and resubscribe all existing
+      * monitoring commands.
+      */
+-    ret = gamin_write_credential_byte(fd);
++    ret = gamin_write_credential_byte(newfd);
+     if (ret != 0) {
+-        close(fd);
++        close(newfd);
+         return (-1);
+     }
+ 
++    /*
++     * reuse the same descriptor. We never close the original fd, dup2
++     * atomically overwrites it and closes the original. This way we
++     * never leave the original fd closed, since that can cause trouble
++     * if the app keeps the fd around.
++     */
++    ret = dup2(newfd, fd);
++    close(newfd);
++    if (ret < 0) {
++	gam_error(DEBUG_INFO,
++		  "Failed to reuse descriptor %d on reconnect\n",
++		  fd);
++	return (-1);
++    }
++    
+     nb_req = gamin_data_reset(conn, &reqs);
+     if (reqs != NULL) {
+ 	for (i = 0; i < nb_req;i++) {
diff --git a/gamin.spec b/gamin.spec
index 08c9bdd..ffd337f 100644
--- a/gamin.spec
+++ b/gamin.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Summary: Library providing the FAM File Alteration Monitor API
 Name: gamin
 Version: 0.1.7
-Release: 1.2.2
+Release: 2%{?dist}
 License: LGPL
 Group: Development/Libraries
 Source: gamin-%{version}.tar.gz
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ Obsoletes: fam
 Provides: fam
 BuildRequires: glib2-devel python python-devel
 
+Patch1:         gamin-dont-close-fd.patch
+
 %description
 This C library provides an API and ABI compatible file alteration
 monitor mechanism compatible with FAM but not dependent on a system wide
@@ -42,6 +44,8 @@ of the gamin package.
 %prep
 %setup -q
 
+%patch1 -p0 -b .dont-close-fd
+
 %build
 %configure
 make
@@ -88,6 +92,9 @@ rm -fr %{buildroot}
 %doc doc/python.html
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Aug 16 2006 Alexander Larsson <alexl@redhat.com> - 0.1.7-2
+- Add patch that avoids closing the fd after FAMOpen, fixes some 100% cpu bugs
+
 * Wed Jul 12 2006 Jesse Keating <jkeating@redhat.com> - 0.1.7-1.2.2
 - rebuild