diff --git a/kdelibs-4.1.2-kde#171870-kded-crash.patch b/kdelibs-4.1.2-kde#171870-kded-crash.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4713042
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kdelibs-4.1.2-kde#171870-kded-crash.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+Index: kdeui/shortcuts/kdedglobalaccel.cpp
+===================================================================
+--- kdeui/shortcuts/kdedglobalaccel.cpp	(Revision 870758)
++++ kdeui/shortcuts/kdedglobalaccel.cpp	(Revision 870759)
+@@ -361,8 +361,9 @@
+ 
+ void KdedGlobalAccel::unRegister(const QStringList &actionId)
+ {
++    kDebug(125) << actionId;
++
+     Q_ASSERT(actionId.size()==4);
+-
+     if (actionId.size() < 4) {
+         return;
+     }
+@@ -586,7 +587,14 @@
+     
+             foreach (int key, ad->keys) {
+                 if (key != 0) {
+-                    d->keyToAction.insert(key, ad);
++                    if (d->keyToAction.contains(key)) {
++                        // The shortcut is already used. The config file is
++                        // broken. Ignore the request.
++                        ad->keys.removeAll(key);
++                        kWarning() << "Shortcut found twice in kglobalshortcutsrc.";
++                    } else {
++                        d->keyToAction.insert(key, ad);
++                    }
+                 }
+             }
+         }
diff --git a/kdelibs.spec b/kdelibs.spec
index 69725df..2fa3ab1 100644
--- a/kdelibs.spec
+++ b/kdelibs.spec
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 Summary: K Desktop Environment 4 - Libraries
 Version: 4.1.2
-Release: 3%{?dist}
+Release: 4%{?dist}
 
 %if 0%{?fedora} > 8
 Name: kdelibs
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ Patch20: kdelibs-4.1.1-cmake.patch
 
 ## upstream patches
 Patch100: kdelibs-4.1.2-googlemaps.patch
+Patch101: kdelibs-4.1.2-kde#171870-kded-crash.patch
 
 BuildRequires: qt4-devel >= 4.4.0
 Requires: qt4 >= %{_qt4_version} 
@@ -205,6 +206,7 @@ sed -i -e "s|@@VERSION_RELEASE@@|%{version}-%{release}|" kio/kio/kprotocolmanage
 
 ## upstream patches
 %patch100 -p0 -b .googlemaps
+%patch101 -p0 -b .kde#171870-kded-crash
 
 %build
 
@@ -365,6 +367,9 @@ rm -rf %{buildroot}
 
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Oct 13 2008 Than Ngo <than@redhat.com> 4.1.2-4
+- backport patch to fix crash kded startup crash
+
 * Wed Oct 08 2008 Than Ngo <than@redhat.com> 4.1.2-3
 - backport fix for google maps