diff --git a/0000-New-setting-in-latest-docutils.patch b/0000-New-setting-in-latest-docutils.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..81f629a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0000-New-setting-in-latest-docutils.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+From 3cdc25a10f95549c163fa0b818d0ffd0f4a64470 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Randy Barlow <randy@electronsweatshop.com>
+Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2017 21:59:27 -0500
+Subject: [PATCH] New setting in latest docutils
+
+This patch was originally authored by Marc-Antoine Parent and was
+backported for cornice-1.1.0 by Randy Barlow.
+
+Signed-off-by: Randy Barlow <randy@electronsweatshop.com>
+---
+ cornice/ext/sphinxext.py | 1 +
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
+
+diff --git a/cornice/ext/sphinxext.py b/cornice/ext/sphinxext.py
+index ae4f41a..fe00926 100644
+--- a/cornice/ext/sphinxext.py
++++ b/cornice/ext/sphinxext.py
+@@ -282,6 +282,7 @@ def rst2node(data):
+     document.settings.tab_width = 4
+     document.settings.pep_references = False
+     document.settings.rfc_references = False
++    document.settings.character_level_inline_markup = False
+     document.settings.env = Env()
+     parser.parse(data, document)
+     if len(document.children) == 1:
+-- 
+2.12.0
+
diff --git a/0001-Initialize-the-ref_context-as-a-dictionary.patch b/0001-Initialize-the-ref_context-as-a-dictionary.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c2bb852
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0001-Initialize-the-ref_context-as-a-dictionary.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+From 1f10b0b937eeb28adced360d4fa2ca76e4fe9191 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Randy Barlow <randy@electronsweatshop.com>
+Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2017 22:03:10 -0500
+Subject: [PATCH] Initialize the ref_context as a dictionary.
+
+fixes #7
+
+Signed-off-by: Randy Barlow <randy@electronsweatshop.com>
+---
+ cornice/ext/sphinxext.py | 1 +
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
+
+diff --git a/cornice/ext/sphinxext.py b/cornice/ext/sphinxext.py
+index fe00926..b00fb44 100644
+--- a/cornice/ext/sphinxext.py
++++ b/cornice/ext/sphinxext.py
+@@ -284,6 +284,7 @@ def rst2node(data):
+     document.settings.rfc_references = False
+     document.settings.character_level_inline_markup = False
+     document.settings.env = Env()
++    document.settings.env.ref_context = {}
+     parser.parse(data, document)
+     if len(document.children) == 1:
+         return document.children[0]
+-- 
+2.12.0
+
diff --git a/python-cornice.spec b/python-cornice.spec
index 1d8ace0..e05d1e1 100644
--- a/python-cornice.spec
+++ b/python-cornice.spec
@@ -19,11 +19,16 @@
 Name:             python-cornice
 Summary:          Define Web Services in Pyramid
 Version:          1.1.0
-Release:          5%{?dist}
+Release:          6%{?dist}
 
 License:          MPLv2.0
 URL:              https://pypi.python.org/pypi/cornice
 Source0:          https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/c/%{module}/%{module}-%{version}.tar.gz
+# https://github.com/Cornices/cornice.ext.sphinx/pull/5
+Patch0:           0000-New-setting-in-latest-docutils.patch
+# https://github.com/Cornices/cornice.ext.sphinx/pull/9
+Patch1:           0001-Initialize-the-ref_context-as-a-dictionary.patch
+
 
 # This file is missing from the tarball
 #     https://github.com/mozilla-services/cornice/pull/240
@@ -109,6 +114,9 @@ Generate documentation for Web Services.
 %prep
 %setup -q -n %{module}-%{version}
 
+%patch0 -p1
+%patch1 -p1
+
 # This file is missing from the tarball
 #     https://github.com/mozilla-services/cornice/pull/240
 cp -p %{SOURCE1} ./cornice/tests/ext/
@@ -172,6 +180,9 @@ popd
 
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Mar 07 2017 Randy Barlow <bowlofeggs@fedoraproject.org> - 1.1.0-6
+- Apply two patches to allow autodoc generation to work again (#1430185, #1430186).
+
 * Sat Feb 11 2017 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 1.1.0-5
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_26_Mass_Rebuild