diff --git a/subversion-1.4.4-swig1333.patch b/subversion-1.4.4-swig1333.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..022ad3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/subversion-1.4.4-swig1333.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+
+http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=453166
+
+# For some reason, rubyhead.swg is included without being needed (at least 
+# for the current swig 1.3.33 version). This leads to a redefinition of 
+# _mSWIG. The documentation of SWIG only talks about including just 
+# the external_runtime file, not any additional includes. Also, the other
+# bindings do not include anything from SWIG apart from the external 
+# runtime. So I think this patch should suffice.  
+#
+#  -- Torsten Landschoff
+
+Index: subversion/bindings/swig/ruby/libsvn_swig_ruby/swigutil_rb.c
+===================================================================
+--- subversion-1.4.4/subversion/bindings/swig/ruby/libsvn_swig_ruby/swigutil_rb.c.swig133
++++ subversion-1.4.4/subversion/bindings/swig/ruby/libsvn_swig_ruby/swigutil_rb.c
+@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
+-#include "rubyhead.swg"
+ #include "swig_ruby_external_runtime.swg"
+ #include "swigutil_rb.h"
+ #include <st.h>
diff --git a/subversion.spec b/subversion.spec
index 3546d97..da42858 100644
--- a/subversion.spec
+++ b/subversion.spec
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 Summary: Modern Version Control System designed to replace CVS
 Name: subversion
 Version: 1.4.6
-Release: 2%{?dist}
+Release: 3%{?dist}
 License: BSD
 Group: Development/Tools
 URL: http://subversion.tigris.org/
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ Patch2: subversion-0.20.1-deplibs.patch
 Patch3: subversion-0.31.0-rpath.patch
 Patch6: subversion-1.0.3-pie.patch
 Patch7: subversion-1.1.3-java.patch
+Patch8: subversion-1.4.4-swig1333.patch
 BuildRequires: autoconf, libtool, python, python-devel, texinfo, which
 BuildRequires: db4-devel >= 4.1.25, swig >= 1.3.24, gettext, perl-devel
 BuildRequires: apr-devel >= 0.9.7, apr-util-devel >= 0.9.7
@@ -107,6 +108,7 @@ This package includes the Ruby bindings to the Subversion libraries.
 %if %{with_java}
 %patch7 -p1 -b .java
 %endif
+%patch8 -p1 -b .swig1333
 
 %build
 ./autogen.sh
@@ -263,6 +265,9 @@ rm -rf ${RPM_BUILD_ROOT}
 %endif
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Feb 13 2008 Joe Orton <jorton@redhat.com> 1.4.6-3.fc7
+- fix swig build
+
 * Wed Feb 13 2008 Joe Orton <jorton@redhat.com> 1.4.6-2.fc7
 - BuildRequire: perl-devel