diff --git a/gnome-applets.spec b/gnome-applets.spec
index 685842e..380d23c 100644
--- a/gnome-applets.spec
+++ b/gnome-applets.spec
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 Summary:        Small applications for the GNOME panel
 Name:		gnome-applets
 Version:	2.24.0.1
-Release: 	2%{?dist}
+Release: 	3%{?dist}
 Epoch:          1
 License:	GPLv2+ and GFDL
 Group:          User Interface/Desktops
@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@ Patch39:	gweather-network.patch
 # do the nullapplet dance for battstat
 Patch40:	gnome-applets-null-battstat.patch
 
+# http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=553996
+Patch41:        mount-auth.patch
+
 BuildRequires:  glib2-devel >= %{glib2_version}
 BuildRequires:  gtk2-devel >= %{gtk2_version}
 BuildRequires:  libgnomeui-devel >= %{libgnomeui_version}
@@ -149,6 +152,7 @@ small utilities for the GNOME panel.
 %patch33 -p1 -b .node-leak
 %patch39 -p1 -b .gweather-network
 %patch40 -p1 -b .battstat-null
+%patch41 -p1 -b .mount-auth
 
 # We don't ship gnome-system-tools
 rm -rf modemlights
@@ -308,6 +312,9 @@ fi
 %{_datadir}/PolicyKit/policy/org.gnome.cpufreqselector.policy
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Sep 26 2008 Matthias Clasen <mclasen@redhat.com> - 1:2.24.0.1-3
+- Small improvement to the drivemount applet
+
 * Wed Sep 24 2008 Matthias Clasen <mclasen@redhat.com> - 1:2.24.0.1-2
 - Update to 2.24.0.1
 
diff --git a/mount-auth.patch b/mount-auth.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6fc9ab1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mount-auth.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+diff -up gnome-applets-2.24.0.1/drivemount/drive-button.c.mount-auth gnome-applets-2.24.0.1/drivemount/drive-button.c
+--- gnome-applets-2.24.0.1/drivemount/drive-button.c.mount-auth	2008-09-26 15:37:51.000000000 -0400
++++ gnome-applets-2.24.0.1/drivemount/drive-button.c	2008-09-26 15:39:15.000000000 -0400
+@@ -748,8 +748,10 @@ static void
+ mount_drive (DriveButton *self, GtkWidget *item)
+ {
+     if (self->volume) {
++        GMountOperation *mount_op = gtk_mount_operation_new (NULL);
+ 	g_volume_mount (self->volume, G_MOUNT_MOUNT_NONE,
+-			NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
++			mount_op, NULL, NULL, NULL);
++        g_object_unref (mount_op);
+     } else {
+ 	g_return_if_reached();
+     }