diff --git a/ghc-gtk.spec b/ghc-gtk.spec
index 20eeba7..11616d4 100644
--- a/ghc-gtk.spec
+++ b/ghc-gtk.spec
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ BuildRequires:  ghc-gio-prof
 BuildRequires:  ghc-glib-prof
 BuildRequires:  ghc-mtl-prof
 BuildRequires:  ghc-pango-prof
+Patch1:         gtk-gthread.h-include.patch
 
 %description
 %{common_description}
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ BuildRequires:  ghc-pango-prof
 
 %prep
 %setup -q -n %{pkg_name}-%{version}
-
+%patch1 -p1 -b .orig
 
 %build
 %ghc_lib_build
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@ Obsoletes: ghc-gtkglext-prof < 0.11, ghc-soegtk-prof < 0.11, ghc-vte-prof < 0.11
 %changelog
 * Fri Jan  6 2012 Jens Petersen <petersen@redhat.com> - 0.12.2-1
 - update to 0.12.2 and cabal2spec-0.25.2
+- workaround gthread.h error "Only <glib.h> can be included directly."
 
 * Thu Oct 20 2011 Marcela Mašláňová <mmaslano@redhat.com> - 0.12.1-1.2
 - rebuild with new gmp without compat lib
diff --git a/gtk-gthread.h-include.patch b/gtk-gthread.h-include.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fc600d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gtk-gthread.h-include.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+diff -u gtk-0.12.2/Graphics/UI/Gtk/General/hsgthread.c\~ gtk-0.12.2/Graphics/UI/Gtk/General/hsgthread.c
+--- gtk-0.12.2/Graphics/UI/Gtk/General/hsgthread.c~	2011-11-14 07:15:41.000000000 +0900
++++ gtk-0.12.2/Graphics/UI/Gtk/General/hsgthread.c	2012-01-08 14:58:45.849209318 +0900
+@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@
+  */
+ 
+ #include <glib.h>
+-#include <glib/gthread.h>
++/* f17 gives Error "Only <glib.h> can be included directly."
++   #include <glib/gthread.h> */
+ #include <gdk/gdk.h>
+ #include "hsgthread.h"
+ 
+
+Diff finished.  Sun Jan  8 14:58:54 2012