diff --git a/ax25-tools-0.0.8-Unix98-ptmx.patch b/ax25-tools-0.0.8-Unix98-ptmx.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bcde5dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ax25-tools-0.0.8-Unix98-ptmx.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+--- kiss/mkiss.c.orig	2008-12-05 22:01:49.000000000 +0100
++++ kiss/mkiss.c	2008-12-05 22:09:36.000000000 +0100
+@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@
+ {
+ 	char		*name;		/* Interface name (/dev/???)	*/
+ 	int		fd;		/* File descriptor		*/
++	int		is_pty;
+ 	int		escaped;	/* FESC received?		*/
+ 	u16		crc;		/* Incoming frame crc		*/
+ 	unsigned char	obuf[SIZE];	/* TX buffer			*/
+@@ -475,6 +476,8 @@
+ 		perror("mkiss: open");
+ 		return 1;
+ 	}
++	grantpt(tty->fd);
++	tty->is_pty = !unlockpt(tty->fd);
+ 
+ 	tty->name = argv[optind];
+ 	tty_raw(tty->fd, hwflag);
+@@ -502,6 +505,8 @@
+ 			perror("mkiss: open");
+ 			return 1;
+ 		}
++		grantpt(pty[i]->fd);
++		pty[i]->is_pty = !unlockpt(pty[i]->fd);
+ 		pty[i]->name = argv[optind + i + 1];
+ 		tty_raw(pty[i]->fd, FALSE);
+ 		pty[i]->optr = pty[i]->obuf;
+@@ -511,9 +516,11 @@
+ 	/*
+ 	 * Now all the ports are open, lock them.
+ 	 */
+-	tty_lock(argv[optind]);
++	if (!tty->is_pty)
++		tty_lock(argv[optind]);
+ 	for (i = 0; i < numptys; i++)
+-		tty_lock(argv[optind + i + 1]);
++		if (!pty[i]->is_pty)
++			tty_lock(argv[optind + i + 1]);
+ 
+ 	signal(SIGHUP, SIG_IGN);
+ 	signal(SIGUSR1, sigusr1_handler);
diff --git a/ax25-tools.spec b/ax25-tools.spec
index 03bb2f4..2f10c89 100644
--- a/ax25-tools.spec
+++ b/ax25-tools.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Name:           ax25-tools
 Version:        0.0.8
-Release:        2%{?dist}
+Release:        3%{?dist}
 Summary:        Tools used to configure an ax.25 enabled computer
 
 Group:          Applications/Communications
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ URL:            http://ax25.sourceforge.net/
 Source0:        http://downloads.sourceforge.net/ax25/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 #Patch by Daniel Schepler to include soundmodem.h, which was obsoleted and removed from the 2.6 kernel 
 Patch0:         %{name}-%{version}-soundmodem.h.patch
+#Patch by Thomas Sailer to work around issue with BSD style pseudo-terminal not being supported anymore. Adds support for Unix98 pseudo-terminals.
+Patch1:         %{name}-%{version}-Unix98-ptmx.patch
 
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 
@@ -24,6 +26,7 @@ as Net/ROM and ROSE configuration.
 %prep
 %setup -q
 %patch0 -p1
+%patch1 -p0
 
 %build
 %configure
@@ -50,7 +53,11 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %{_mandir}/man?/*
 
 %changelog 
+* Thu Dec 11 2008 Sindre Pedersen Bjørdal <foolish@guezz.net> 0.0.8-3
+- Fix pseudo-terminal issue, #475045
+
 * Sat Feb 16 2008 Robert 'Bob' Jensen <bob@bobjensen.com> 0.0.8-2
 - Submit for review
+
 * Thu Dec 06 2007 Sindre Pedersen Bjørdal <foolish@guezz.net> 0.0.8-1
 - Initial Build