diff --git a/cups-socket-snmp.patch b/cups-socket-snmp.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..efe9e27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cups-socket-snmp.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+diff -up cups-1.4rc1/backend/socket.c.socket-snmp cups-1.4rc1/backend/socket.c
+--- cups-1.4rc1/backend/socket.c.socket-snmp	2009-03-03 20:29:23.000000000 +0000
++++ cups-1.4rc1/backend/socket.c	2009-07-28 17:50:02.770752676 +0100
+@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ main(int  argc,				/* I - Number of comm
+   int		recoverable;		/* Recoverable error shown? */
+   int		contimeout;		/* Connection timeout */
+   int		waiteof;		/* Wait for end-of-file? */
++  int		use_snmp;		/* Whether to use SNMP */
+   int		port;			/* Port number */
+   char		portname[255];		/* Port name */
+   int		delay;			/* Delay for retries... */
+@@ -182,6 +183,7 @@ main(int  argc,				/* I - Number of comm
+ 
+   waiteof    = 1;
+   contimeout = 7 * 24 * 60 * 60;
++  use_snmp   = 1;
+ 
+   if ((options = strchr(resource, '?')) != NULL)
+   {
+@@ -249,6 +251,15 @@ main(int  argc,				/* I - Number of comm
+ 	if (atoi(value) > 0)
+ 	  contimeout = atoi(value);
+       }
++      else if (!strcasecmp(name, "snmp"))
++      {
++       /*
++	* Set whether SNMP is allowed...
++	*/
++
++	use_snmp = (!value[0] || !strcasecmp(value, "on") ||
++		    !strcasecmp(value, "yes") || !strcasecmp(value, "true"));
++      }
+     }
+   }
+ 
+@@ -373,13 +384,16 @@ main(int  argc,				/* I - Number of comm
+   * See if the printer supports SNMP...
+   */
+ 
+-  if ((snmp_fd = _cupsSNMPOpen(addr->addr.addr.sa_family)) >= 0)
++  if (use_snmp && (snmp_fd = _cupsSNMPOpen(addr->addr.addr.sa_family)) >= 0)
+   {
+     have_supplies = !backendSNMPSupplies(snmp_fd, &(addr->addr), &start_count,
+                                          NULL);
+   }
+   else
++  {
+     have_supplies = start_count = 0;
++    snmp_fd = -1;
++  }
+ 
+  /*
+   * Print everything...
diff --git a/cups.spec b/cups.spec
index eed0722..71d3116 100644
--- a/cups.spec
+++ b/cups.spec
@@ -58,7 +58,8 @@ Patch31: cups-str3254.patch
 Patch32: cups-str3253.patch
 Patch33: cups-str3266.patch
 Patch34: cups-str3262.patch
-Patch35: cups-avahi.patch
+Patch35: cups-socket-snmp.patch
+Patch36: cups-avahi.patch
 Patch100: cups-lspp.patch
 Epoch: 1
 Url: http://www.cups.org/
@@ -214,7 +215,8 @@ module.
 %patch32 -p1 -b .str3253
 %patch33 -p1 -b .str3266
 %patch34 -p1 -b .str3262
-#%patch35 -p1 -b .avahi
+%patch35 -p1 -b .socket-snmp
+#%patch36 -p1 -b .avahi
 
 %if %lspp
 %patch100 -p1 -b .lspp
@@ -508,6 +510,7 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 
 %changelog
 * Tue Jul 28 2009 Tim Waugh <twaugh@redhat.com> 1:1.4-0.rc1.11
+- Temporarily added snmp option to socket backend for debugging purposes.
 - Prevent ipp backend looping with bad IPP devices (bug #476424,
   STR #3262).
 - Fixed Device ID reporting in the usb backend (STR #3266).