diff --git a/cups-polld-busy-loop.patch b/cups-polld-busy-loop.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0d99d7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cups-polld-busy-loop.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+diff -up cups-1.4.7/cups/request.c.polld-busy-loop cups-1.4.7/cups/request.c
+--- cups-1.4.7/cups/request.c.polld-busy-loop	2011-03-04 19:28:38.000000000 +0000
++++ cups-1.4.7/cups/request.c	2011-07-13 10:21:25.397211968 +0100
+@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ cupsGetResponse(http_t     *http,	/* I -
+   {
+     status = httpUpdate(http);
+   }
+-  while (http->state == HTTP_POST_RECV);
++  while (status != HTTP_ERROR && http->state == HTTP_POST_RECV);
+ 
+   DEBUG_printf(("2cupsGetResponse: status=%d", status));
+ 
diff --git a/cups.spec b/cups.spec
index f40594c..f80bbce 100644
--- a/cups.spec
+++ b/cups.spec
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 Summary: Common Unix Printing System
 Name: cups
 Version: 1.4.7
-Release: 6%{?dist}
+Release: 7%{?dist}
 License: GPLv2
 Group: System Environment/Daemons
 Source: http://ftp.easysw.com/pub/cups/%{version}/cups-%{version}-source.tar.bz2
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ Patch32: cups-texttops-rotate-page.patch
 Patch33: cups-usb-parallel.patch
 Patch34: cups-str3535.patch
 Patch35: cups-str3875.patch
+Patch36: cups-polld-busy-loop.patch
 
 Patch40: cups-avahi-1-config.patch
 Patch41: cups-avahi-2-backend.patch
@@ -290,6 +291,8 @@ module.
 %patch34 -p1 -b .str3535
 # Fix SNMP supply level crasher (STR #3875, bug #719057).
 %patch35 -p1 -b .str3875
+# Avoid busy loop in cups-polld (bug #720921).
+%patch36 -p1 -b .polld-busy-loop
 
 # Avahi support:
 # - discovery in the dnssd backend
@@ -627,6 +630,9 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %{php_extdir}/phpcups.so
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Jul 13 2011 Tim Waugh <twaugh@redhat.com> 1:1.4.7-7
+- Avoid busy loop in cups-polld (bug #720921).
+
 * Thu Jul  7 2011 Jiri Popelka <jpopelka@redhat.com> 1:1.4.7-6
 - Fix SNMP supply level crasher (STR #3875, bug #719057).