diff --git a/coreutils-i18n.patch b/coreutils-i18n.patch
index 4ff0911..2ac39c6 100644
--- a/coreutils-i18n.patch
+++ b/coreutils-i18n.patch
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ Subject: [PATCH] coreutils-i18n.patch
  src/local.mk                |   4 +-
  src/pr.c                    | 443 ++++++++++++++++++--
  src/sort.c                  | 792 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
- src/unexpand.c              | 101 ++++-
+ src/unexpand.c              | 103 ++++-
  src/uniq.c                  | 119 +++++-
  tests/Coreutils.pm          |   3 +
  tests/expand/mb.sh          | 183 +++++++++
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ Subject: [PATCH] coreutils-i18n.patch
  tests/misc/uniq.pl          |  55 +++
  tests/pr/pr-tests.pl        |  49 +++
  tests/unexpand/mb.sh        | 172 ++++++++
- 31 files changed, 3698 insertions(+), 242 deletions(-)
+ 31 files changed, 3700 insertions(+), 242 deletions(-)
  create mode 100644 lib/mbfile.c
  create mode 100644 lib/mbfile.h
  create mode 100644 m4/mbfile.m4
@@ -4273,7 +4273,7 @@ index 7d6100f..04cd646 100644
                  {
                    /* Go back one column, and force recalculation of the
                       next tab stop.  */
-@@ -218,9 +277,9 @@ unexpand (void)
+@@ -218,9 +277,11 @@ unexpand (void)
                    next_tab_column = column;
                    tab_index -= !!tab_index;
                  }
@@ -4281,11 +4281,13 @@ index 7d6100f..04cd646 100644
 +              else if (!mb_iseq (c, '\n'))
                  {
 -                  column++;
-+                  column += mb_width (c);
++                  /* mb_width() returns 0 for control characters */
++                  const int width = mb_width (c);
++                  column += (width) ? width : 1;
                    if (!column)
                      die (EXIT_FAILURE, 0, _("input line is too long"));
                  }
-@@ -228,8 +287,11 @@ unexpand (void)
+@@ -228,8 +289,11 @@ unexpand (void)
                if (pending)
                  {
                    if (pending > 1 && one_blank_before_tab_stop)
@@ -4299,7 +4301,7 @@ index 7d6100f..04cd646 100644
                      die (EXIT_FAILURE, errno, _("write error"));
                    pending = 0;
                    one_blank_before_tab_stop = false;
-@@ -239,16 +301,17 @@ unexpand (void)
+@@ -239,16 +303,17 @@ unexpand (void)
                convert &= convert_entire_line || blank;
              }
  
@@ -4489,7 +4491,7 @@ diff --git a/tests/Coreutils.pm b/tests/Coreutils.pm
 index fad7ab9..c9021a6 100644
 --- a/tests/Coreutils.pm
 +++ b/tests/Coreutils.pm
-@@ -264,6 +264,9 @@ sub run_tests ($$$$$)
+@@ -269,6 +269,9 @@ sub run_tests ($$$$$)
        # Yes, this is an arbitrary limit.  If it causes trouble,
        # consider removing it.
        my $max = 30;
diff --git a/coreutils.spec b/coreutils.spec
index 894e7f0..761e6cd 100644
--- a/coreutils.spec
+++ b/coreutils.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Summary: A set of basic GNU tools commonly used in shell scripts
 Name:    coreutils
 Version: 9.1
-Release: 3%{?dist}
+Release: 4%{?dist}
 License: GPLv3+
 Url:     https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/
 Source0: https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/%{name}/%{name}-%{version}.tar.xz
@@ -265,6 +265,9 @@ rm -f $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_infodir}/dir
 %license COPYING
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Aug 01 2022 Kamil Dudka <kdudka@redhat.com> - 9.1-4
+- prevent unexpand from failing on control characters (#2112870)
+
 * Wed Jul 20 2022 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org>
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_37_Mass_Rebuild