diff --git a/dbus-python-0.80.2-examine-args.patch b/dbus-python-0.80.2-examine-args.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aceb039
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dbus-python-0.80.2-examine-args.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+From: Simon McVittie <simon.mcvittie@collabora.co.uk>
+Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2007 12:31:15 +0000 (+0000)
+Subject: Don't examine args for functions declared METH_NOARGS.
+X-Git-Url: http://gitweb.freedesktop.org/?p=dbus/dbus-python.git;a=commitdiff;h=8dce2df1ceacffb2aa6e2cc8b1d4b58ee95ac5b1
+
+Don't examine args for functions declared METH_NOARGS.
+It's not guaranteed to be non-NULL, and Python checks there are no arguments
+so we don't have to.
+---
+
+--- a/_dbus_bindings/conn-methods.c
++++ b/_dbus_bindings/conn-methods.c
+@@ -226,10 +226,9 @@ PyDoc_STRVAR(Connection_close__doc__,
+ "close()\n\n"
+ "Close the connection.");
+ static PyObject *
+-Connection_close (Connection *self, PyObject *args)
++Connection_close (Connection *self, PyObject *args UNUSED)
+ {
+     TRACE(self);
+-    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, ":close")) return NULL;
+     /* Because the user explicitly asked to close the connection, we'll even
+     let them close shared connections. */
+     if (self->conn) {
+@@ -244,13 +243,12 @@ PyDoc_STRVAR(Connection_get_is_connected
+ "get_is_connected() -> bool\n\n"
+ "Return true if this Connection is connected.\n");
+ static PyObject *
+-Connection_get_is_connected (Connection *self, PyObject *args)
++Connection_get_is_connected (Connection *self, PyObject *args UNUSED)
+ {
+     dbus_bool_t ret;
+ 
+     TRACE(self);
+     DBUS_PY_RAISE_VIA_NULL_IF_FAIL(self->conn);
+-    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, ":get_is_connected")) return NULL;
+     Py_BEGIN_ALLOW_THREADS
+     ret = dbus_connection_get_is_connected(self->conn);
+     Py_END_ALLOW_THREADS
+@@ -261,13 +259,12 @@ PyDoc_STRVAR(Connection_get_is_authentic
+ "get_is_authenticated() -> bool\n\n"
+ "Return true if this Connection was ever authenticated.\n");
+ static PyObject *
+-Connection_get_is_authenticated (Connection *self, PyObject *args)
++Connection_get_is_authenticated (Connection *self, PyObject *args UNUSED)
+ {
+     dbus_bool_t ret;
+ 
+     TRACE(self);
+     DBUS_PY_RAISE_VIA_NULL_IF_FAIL(self->conn);
+-    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, ":get_is_authenticated")) return NULL;
+     Py_BEGIN_ALLOW_THREADS
+     ret = dbus_connection_get_is_authenticated(self->conn);
+     Py_END_ALLOW_THREADS
diff --git a/dbus-python.spec b/dbus-python.spec
index 5ac35d8..deec775 100644
--- a/dbus-python.spec
+++ b/dbus-python.spec
@@ -7,9 +7,10 @@
 Summary: D-Bus Python Bindings 
 Name: dbus-python
 Version: 0.80.2
-Release: 1%{?dist}
+Release: 2%{?dist}
 URL: http://www.freedesktop.org/software/dbus/
 Source0: http://dbus.freedesktop.org/releases/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
+Patch0: dbus-python-0.80.2-examine-args.patch
 
 License: AFL/GPL
 Group: System Environment/Libraries
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ bindings.
 
 %prep
 %setup -q
+%patch -p 1 -b .examine-args
 
 %build
 %configure
@@ -80,6 +82,9 @@ rm -rf %{buildroot}
 %{_libdir}/pkgconfig/dbus-python.pc
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Feb 13 2007 David Zeuthen <davidz@redhat.com> - 0.80.2-2
+- Don't examine args for functions declared METH_NOARGS (#235017)
+
 * Tue Feb 13 2007 John (J5) Palmieri <johnp@redhat.com> - 0.80.2-1
 - upgrade to 0.80.2 which fixes some memleaks