diff --git a/globus-common-no-pthread-exceptions.patch b/globus-common-no-pthread-exceptions.patch
index d6edd32..d783984 100644
--- a/globus-common-no-pthread-exceptions.patch
+++ b/globus-common-no-pthread-exceptions.patch
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ diff -ur globus-common-7.30.orig/library/globus_thread_pthreads.h globus-common-
 +#if defined __GNUC__ && defined __EXCEPTIONS
 +#undef __EXCEPTIONS
  #include <pthread.h>
-+#define __EXCEPTIONS
++#define __EXCEPTIONS 1
 +#else
 +#include <pthread.h>
 +#endif
diff --git a/globus-common.spec b/globus-common.spec
index 648de29..9315aea 100644
--- a/globus-common.spec
+++ b/globus-common.spec
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Name:		globus-common
 %global _name %(tr - _ <<< %{name})
 Version:	11.5
 %global setupversion 2.6
-Release:	2%{?dist}
+Release:	3%{?dist}
 Summary:	Globus Toolkit - Common Library
 
 Group:		System Environment/Libraries
@@ -379,6 +379,9 @@ rm -f config.log config.status
 %dir %{_docdir}/%{name}-%{version}/html
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Sep 06 2010 Mattias Ellert <mattias.ellert@fysast.uu.se> - 11.5-3
+- Updated pthread exception patch for better compatibility with boost's headers
+
 * Sun Aug 08 2010 Mattias Ellert <mattias.ellert@fysast.uu.se> - 11.5-2
 - Fix perl dependncies (use vs. require)