diff --git a/0001-valagirparser-Ignore-the-new-instance-parameter-tag.patch b/0001-valagirparser-Ignore-the-new-instance-parameter-tag.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e16028f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0001-valagirparser-Ignore-the-new-instance-parameter-tag.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+From c755bb4bd3b078363193ea41495e4c9f2782a9d8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: "Jasper St. Pierre" <jstpierre@mecheye.net>
+Date: Sat, 2 Feb 2013 04:56:39 -0500
+Subject: [PATCH] valagirparser: Ignore the new instance-parameter tag
+
+g-ir-scanner will now start emitting the instance parameter; since
+vala doesn't need this, just skip it.
+
+https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=693054
+---
+ vala/valagirparser.vala | 5 +++++
+ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
+
+diff --git a/vala/valagirparser.vala b/vala/valagirparser.vala
+index 0a90886..8256ef2 100644
+--- a/vala/valagirparser.vala
++++ b/vala/valagirparser.vala
+@@ -2896,6 +2896,11 @@ public class Vala.GirParser : CodeVisitor {
+ 			next ();
+ 
+ 			while (current_token == MarkupTokenType.START_ELEMENT) {
++				if (reader.name == "instance-parameter") {
++					skip_element ();
++					continue;
++				}
++
+ 				if (!push_metadata ()) {
+ 					skip_element ();
+ 					continue;
+-- 
+1.8.1.4
+
diff --git a/vala.spec b/vala.spec
index 1fc84a4..021a1fb 100644
--- a/vala.spec
+++ b/vala.spec
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 Name:           vala
 Version:        0.18.1
-Release:        2%{?dist}
+Release:        3%{?dist}
 Summary:        A modern programming language for GNOME
 
 # Most files are LGPLv2.1+, curses.vapi is 2-clause BSD
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ Source1:        vala-mode.el
 Source2:        vala-init.el
 Source3:        emacs-vala-COPYING
 
+# Backported patch to ignore the "instance-parameter" tag emitted by g-ir-scanner
+Patch0:         0001-valagirparser-Ignore-the-new-instance-parameter-tag.patch
+
 BuildRequires:  flex
 BuildRequires:  bison
 BuildRequires:  glib2-devel
@@ -273,6 +276,9 @@ done
 
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Feb 20 2013 Kalev Lember <kalevlember@gmail.com> - 0.18.1-3
+- Ignore the "instance-parameter" tag emitted by new g-ir-scanner
+
 * Fri Feb 15 2013 Fedora Release Engineering <rel-eng@lists.fedoraproject.org> - 0.18.1-2
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_19_Mass_Rebuild