diff --git a/shogun-5.0.0_fix_invalid_use_of_pre-declared_class.patch b/shogun-5.0.0_fix_invalid_use_of_pre-declared_class.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..15fda11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shogun-5.0.0_fix_invalid_use_of_pre-declared_class.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+From bb94f47fc398cba0d1ab8bcd7f6e6d5a996ceca8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: =?UTF-8?q?Bj=C3=B6rn=20Esser?= <me@besser82.io>
+Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2017 10:33:47 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] fix invalid use of pre-declared class
+
+---
+ src/shogun/kernel/Kernel.h                      | 4 ----
+ src/shogun/kernel/normalizer/KernelNormalizer.h | 3 ++-
+ 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/src/shogun/kernel/Kernel.h b/src/shogun/kernel/Kernel.h
+index 88e66fb..48121ae 100644
+--- a/src/shogun/kernel/Kernel.h
++++ b/src/shogun/kernel/Kernel.h
+@@ -30,10 +30,6 @@
+ 
+ namespace shogun
+ {
+-	class CFile;
+-	class CFeatures;
+-	class CKernelNormalizer;
+-
+ #ifdef USE_SHORTREAL_KERNELCACHE
+ 	/** kernel cache element */
+ 	typedef float32_t KERNELCACHE_ELEM;
+diff --git a/src/shogun/kernel/normalizer/KernelNormalizer.h b/src/shogun/kernel/normalizer/KernelNormalizer.h
+index c2029f2..a6af1cf 100644
+--- a/src/shogun/kernel/normalizer/KernelNormalizer.h
++++ b/src/shogun/kernel/normalizer/KernelNormalizer.h
+@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
+ 
+ #include <shogun/lib/config.h>
+ 
+-#include <shogun/kernel/Kernel.h>
+ #include <shogun/base/Parameter.h>
+ 
+ namespace shogun
+@@ -117,4 +116,6 @@ class CKernelNormalizer : public CSGObject
+ 		ENormalizerType m_type;
+ };
+ }
++
++#include <shogun/kernel/Kernel.h>
+ #endif
diff --git a/shogun.spec b/shogun.spec
index 947b1ed..47e6805 100644
--- a/shogun.spec
+++ b/shogun.spec
@@ -303,6 +303,7 @@ Source2:		https://github.com/shogun-toolbox/docs/archive/%{doc_commit}.tar.gz#/%
 Source99:		https://github.com/google/googletest/archive/release-1.8.0.tar.gz#/gtest-1.8.0.tar.gz
 
 Patch0:			%{?giturl}/commit/ab6b067017a18712d6b35d1834b4905ee2fdf147.patch#/shogun-5.0.0_use_Eigen330.patch
+Patch1:			%{?giturl}/pull/3599.patch#/shogun-5.0.0_fix_invalid_use_of_pre-declared_class.patch
 
 BuildRequires:		arpack-devel
 BuildRequires:		arprec-devel
@@ -788,6 +789,7 @@ This package contains the Ruby-plugin for %{name}.
 pushd py2
 # Apply patches.
 %patch0 -p1 -b .eigen330
+%patch1 -p1 -b .invalid_predecl
 
 # Remove cluttering stuff and create some needed dirs.
 %{__rm} -rf %{_cmake_build_subdir} build data doc/tutorial third_party
@@ -1217,6 +1219,7 @@ popd
 - Spec-file clean-up
 - Cli and doc-cn packages are faded
 - Generate regular debuginfo for bindings again
+- Add Patch1 to fix build
 
 * Mon Dec 19 2016 Miro Hrončok <mhroncok@redhat.com> - 4.1.0-9
 - Rebuild for Python 3.6