diff --git a/gdm-2.25.2-maybe-work-around-gcc-bug.patch b/gdm-2.25.2-maybe-work-around-gcc-bug.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e20e895
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gdm-2.25.2-maybe-work-around-gcc-bug.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+diff -up gdm-2.25.2/gui/simple-greeter/gdm-chooser-widget.c.maybe-work-around-gcc-bug gdm-2.25.2/gui/simple-greeter/gdm-chooser-widget.c
+--- gdm-2.25.2/gui/simple-greeter/gdm-chooser-widget.c.maybe-work-around-gcc-bug	2009-03-12 15:19:51.102176587 -0400
++++ gdm-2.25.2/gui/simple-greeter/gdm-chooser-widget.c	2009-03-12 15:20:57.411172890 -0400
+@@ -2311,6 +2311,7 @@ stop_timer (GdmChooserWidget    *widget,
+         GtkTreeModel *model;
+         GtkTreePath  *path;
+         GtkTreeIter   iter;
++        volatile double zero = 0.0;
+ 
+         model = GTK_TREE_MODEL (widget->priv->list_store);
+ 
+@@ -2320,12 +2321,12 @@ stop_timer (GdmChooserWidget    *widget,
+ 
+         gtk_list_store_set (widget->priv->list_store, &iter,
+                             CHOOSER_TIMER_START_TIME_COLUMN,
+-                            0.0, -1);
++                            zero, -1);
+         gtk_list_store_set (widget->priv->list_store, &iter,
+                             CHOOSER_TIMER_DURATION_COLUMN,
+-                            0.0, -1);
++                            zero, -1);
+         gtk_list_store_set (widget->priv->list_store, &iter,
+-                            CHOOSER_TIMER_VALUE_COLUMN, 0.0, -1);
++                            CHOOSER_TIMER_VALUE_COLUMN, zero, -1);
+ 
+         widget->priv->number_of_active_timers--;
+         if (widget->priv->number_of_active_timers == 0) {
diff --git a/gdm.spec b/gdm.spec
index cb200aa..5594247 100644
--- a/gdm.spec
+++ b/gdm.spec
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 Summary: The GNOME Display Manager
 Name: gdm
 Version: 2.25.2
-Release: 18%{?dist}
+Release: 19%{?dist}
 Epoch: 1
 License: GPLv2+
 Group: User Interface/X
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ Patch14: gdm-2.25.2-multistack-but-boring.patch
 Patch15: gdm-2.25.2-start-faster.patch
 
 Patch16: gdm-2.25.2-use-resolvable-hostname.patch
+Patch17: gdm-2.25.2-maybe-work-around-gcc-bug.patch
 
 # Fedora-specific
 Patch99: gdm-2.23.1-fedora-logo.patch
@@ -123,6 +124,7 @@ multiple simulanteous logged in users.
 %patch14 -p1 -b .multistack-but-boring
 %patch15 -p1 -b .start-faster
 %patch16 -p1 -b .use-resolvable-hostname
+%patch17 -p1 -b .maybe-work-around-gcc-bug
 
 %patch99 -p1 -b .fedora-logo
 
@@ -346,6 +348,12 @@ fi
 %{_datadir}/gnome-2.0/ui/GNOME_FastUserSwitchApplet.xml
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Mar 12 2009 Ray Strode <rstrode@redhat.com> - 1:2.25.2-19
+- Add a lame patch in the off chance it might work around a
+  gcc bug on ppc:
+      unable to find register to spill in class 'LINK_OR_CTR_REGS'
+  Probably won't work.
+
 * Thu Mar 12 2009 Ray Strode <rstrode@redhat.com> - 1:2.25.2-18
 - Add Requires: libXau >= 1.0.4-4 to use localhost in xauth cookies
 - Use localhost instead of g_get_host_name ()