diff --git a/package/gnome2/gst-plugins/mcopidl-args-fix.patch b/package/gnome2/gst-plugins/mcopidl-args-fix.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e72000a8d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/gnome2/gst-plugins/mcopidl-args-fix.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- gst-plugins-0.8.2/ext/arts/Makefile.in~	2004-06-23 17:01:29.000000000 +0200
++++ gst-plugins-0.8.2/ext/arts/Makefile.in	2004-07-23 03:08:15.528997968 +0200
+@@ -1013,7 +1013,7 @@
+ # If someone has time and energy, please check if -pthread should be allowed
+ # in compile flags at all.
+ .idl.cc:
+-	mcopidl -t `echo $(ARTS_CXXFLAGS) | sed 's/-pthread//g'` $<
++	mcopidl -t `echo $(ARTS_CXXFLAGS) | sed 's/-pthread//g; s/-D_REENTRANT//g;'` $<
+ 
+ dist-hook:
+ 	rm -f $(distdir)/gst_artsio.cc