diff --git a/sugar.spec b/sugar.spec
index 53e6b7d..a3567cf 100644
--- a/sugar.spec
+++ b/sugar.spec
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 Summary: OLPC desktop environment
 Name: sugar
 Version: 0.82.8
-Release: 1%{?dist}
+Release: 2%{?dist}
 #Release: 2.%{alphatag}%{?dist}
 URL: http://dev.laptop.org
 # git clone git://dev.laptop.org/sugar
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ License: GPL/LGPL
 Group: System Environment/Libraries
 Buildroot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 
+Patch1: threads.patch
+
 BuildRequires: pkgconfig
 BuildRequires: perl-XML-Parser
 BuildRequires: gettext
@@ -49,6 +51,8 @@ multiple instances of sugar.
 %prep
 %setup -q
 
+%patch1 -p1 -b .threads
+
 %build
 %configure
 make
@@ -93,6 +97,9 @@ rm -rf %{buildroot}
 %{_bindir}/sugar-emulator
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Sep 25 2008 Marco Pesenti Gritti <mpg@redhat.com> - 0.82.8-2
+- Properly initialize dbus threads, hopefully fixes #8234
+
 * Sat Sep 20 2008 Marco Pesenti Gritti <mpg@redhat.com> - 0.82.8-1
 - #8554 Indicate connected AP in Neighborhood view.
 - #7987 Home view XO icon palette for Control Panel has wrong icon
diff --git a/threads.patch b/threads.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a70dd73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/threads.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+diff --git a/src/main.py b/src/main.py
+index 1bb91af..890002e 100644
+--- a/src/main.py
++++ b/src/main.py
+@@ -21,8 +21,10 @@ import pygtk
+ pygtk.require('2.0')
+ import gtk
+ import gobject
++import dbus.glib
+ 
+ gtk.gdk.threads_init()
++dbus.glib.threads_init()
+ 
+ from sugar import logger
+ from sugar.profile import get_profile