diff --git a/wesnoth-1.0.2-help-speedup-199079.patch b/wesnoth-1.0.2-help-speedup-199079.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..497d494
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wesnoth-1.0.2-help-speedup-199079.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+diff -Nur wesnoth-1.0.2-orig/src/help.cpp wesnoth-1.0.2/src/help.cpp
+--- wesnoth-1.0.2-orig/src/help.cpp	2005-09-21 02:35:50.000000000 +0200
++++ wesnoth-1.0.2/src/help.cpp	2006-07-18 15:57:34.000000000 +0200
+@@ -2581,20 +2581,23 @@
+ 
+ std::string get_first_word(const std::string &s)
+ {
+-	if (s == "") {
++	if ( s.empty() ) {
+ 		return s;
+ 	}
+ 	size_t first_word_start = s.find_first_not_of(" ");
+ 	if (first_word_start == std::string::npos) {
+-		first_word_start = 0;
++        return s;  // String consists of only spaces.
+ 	}
+ 	size_t first_word_end = s.find_first_of(" \n", first_word_start);
+-	if (first_word_end == std::string::npos || first_word_end == first_word_start) {
+-		// Either this word contains no spaces/newlines, or it consists
+-		// of only spaces and newlines. In either case, use the whole
+-		// chunk as a word.
++	if (first_word_end == std::string::npos) {
++		// This words ends with no spaces/newlines,
++        // Use the whole chunk as a word.
+ 		first_word_end = s.size();
+ 	}
++    else if ( first_word_end == first_word_start) {
++        // This word is '\n'.
++        first_word_end = first_word_start+1;
++    }
+ 	const std::string first_word = s.substr(0, first_word_end);
+ 	return first_word;
+ }
diff --git a/wesnoth.spec b/wesnoth.spec
index ea02b1a..dde9a0a 100644
--- a/wesnoth.spec
+++ b/wesnoth.spec
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ Source1:        wesnothd.init
 Source2:        wesnoth.sysconfig
 #Source3:        README.fedora
 Patch0:         wesnoth-1.0.2-sdl_ttf.patch
+Patch1:         wesnoth-1.0.2-help-speedup-199079.patch
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 
 BuildRequires:  SDL-devel, SDL_image-devel, SDL_mixer-devel
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ This package contains the game editor and development tools.
 %prep
 %setup -q
 %patch0 -p1 -b .sdl_ttf
+%patch1 -p1 -b .help-199079
 #cp %{SOURCE3} .
 chmod -x MANUAL*
 
@@ -161,6 +163,8 @@ fi
 
 %changelog
 * Tue Jul 18 2006 Michael Schwendt <mschwendt[AT]users.sf.net> - 1.0.2-3
+- fix #199079, so loading some help pages like the "License" doesn't
+  take ages
 - remove BR SDL_ttf-devel, an included/patched copy is used since 0.8.7
 - patch included SDL_ttf to build with freetype 2.x and not access
   an old freetype 1.x internal