diff --git a/gdal-svn28438-poppler31.diff b/gdal-svn28438-poppler31.diff
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..48cae1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gdal-svn28438-poppler31.diff
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+diff -up gdal-1.11.2-fedora/frmts/pdf/pdfdataset.cpp.poppler31~ gdal-1.11.2-fedora/frmts/pdf/pdfdataset.cpp
+--- gdal-1.11.2-fedora/frmts/pdf/pdfdataset.cpp.poppler31~	2015-02-10 13:11:19.000000000 +0100
++++ gdal-1.11.2-fedora/frmts/pdf/pdfdataset.cpp	2015-06-09 21:39:32.000000000 +0200
+@@ -108,12 +108,9 @@ class GDALPDFOutputDev : public SplashOu
+ 
+     public:
+         GDALPDFOutputDev(SplashColorMode colorModeA, int bitmapRowPadA,
+-                         GBool reverseVideoA, SplashColorPtr paperColorA,
+-                         GBool bitmapTopDownA = gTrue,
+-                         GBool allowAntialiasA = gTrue) :
++                         GBool reverseVideoA, SplashColorPtr paperColorA) :
+                 SplashOutputDev(colorModeA, bitmapRowPadA,
+-                                reverseVideoA, paperColorA,
+-                                bitmapTopDownA, allowAntialiasA),
++                                reverseVideoA, paperColorA),
+                 bEnableVector(TRUE),
+                 bEnableText(TRUE),
+                 bEnableBitmap(TRUE) {}
+diff -up gdal-1.11.2-fedora/frmts/pdf/pdfio.cpp.poppler31~ gdal-1.11.2-fedora/frmts/pdf/pdfio.cpp
+--- gdal-1.11.2-fedora/frmts/pdf/pdfio.cpp.poppler31~	2015-02-10 13:11:19.000000000 +0100
++++ gdal-1.11.2-fedora/frmts/pdf/pdfio.cpp	2015-06-09 21:41:18.000000000 +0200
+@@ -39,13 +39,24 @@
+ 
+ CPL_CVSID("$Id: pdfio.cpp 27044 2014-03-16 23:41:27Z rouault $");
+ 
++#ifdef POPPLER_BASE_STREAM_HAS_TWO_ARGS
++/* Poppler 0.31.0 is the first one that needs to know the file size */
++static vsi_l_offset VSIPDFFileStreamGetSize(VSILFILE* f)
++{
++    VSIFSeekL(f, 0, SEEK_END);
++    vsi_l_offset nSize = VSIFTellL(f);
++    VSIFSeekL(f, 0, SEEK_SET);
++    return nSize;
++}
++#endif
++
+ /************************************************************************/
+ /*                         VSIPDFFileStream()                           */
+ /************************************************************************/
+ 
+ VSIPDFFileStream::VSIPDFFileStream(VSILFILE* f, const char* pszFilename, Object *dictA):
+ #ifdef POPPLER_BASE_STREAM_HAS_TWO_ARGS
+-                                                        BaseStream(dictA, 0)
++                                                        BaseStream(dictA, (setPos_offset_type)VSIPDFFileStreamGetSize(f))
+ #else
+                                                         BaseStream(dictA)
+ #endif
+@@ -195,7 +206,7 @@ int VSIPDFFileStream::FillBuffer()
+ /*                                getChar()                             */
+ /************************************************************************/
+ 
+-/* The unoptimized version performs a bit well since we must go through */
++/* The unoptimized version performs a bit less since we must go through */
+ /* the whole virtual I/O chain for each character reading. We save a few */
+ /* percent with this extra internal caching */
+ 
+@@ -326,4 +337,47 @@ void VSIPDFFileStream::moveStart(moveSta
+     nPosInBuffer = nBufferLength = -1;
+ }
+ 
++/************************************************************************/
++/*                          hasGetChars()                               */
++/************************************************************************/
++
++GBool VSIPDFFileStream::hasGetChars()
++{
++    return true;
++}
++
++/************************************************************************/
++/*                            getChars()                                */
++/************************************************************************/
++
++int VSIPDFFileStream::getChars(int nChars, Guchar *buffer)
++{
++    int nRead = 0;
++    while (nRead < nChars)
++    {
++        int nToRead = nChars - nRead;
++        if (nPosInBuffer == nBufferLength)
++        {
++            if (!bLimited && nToRead > BUFFER_SIZE)
++            {
++                int nJustRead = (int) VSIFReadL(buffer + nRead, 1, nToRead, f);
++                nPosInBuffer = nBufferLength = -1;
++                nCurrentPos += nJustRead;
++                nRead += nJustRead;
++                break;
++            }
++            else if (!FillBuffer() || nPosInBuffer >= nBufferLength)
++                break;
++        }
++        if( nToRead > nBufferLength - nPosInBuffer )
++            nToRead = nBufferLength - nPosInBuffer;
++
++        memcpy( buffer + nRead, abyBuffer + nPosInBuffer, nToRead );
++        nPosInBuffer += nToRead;
++        nCurrentPos += nToRead;
++        nRead += nToRead;
++    }
++    return nRead;
++}
++
+ #endif
+diff -up gdal-1.11.2-fedora/frmts/pdf/pdfio.h.poppler31~ gdal-1.11.2-fedora/frmts/pdf/pdfio.h
+--- gdal-1.11.2-fedora/frmts/pdf/pdfio.h.poppler31~	2015-02-10 13:11:19.000000000 +0100
++++ gdal-1.11.2-fedora/frmts/pdf/pdfio.h	2015-06-09 21:39:48.000000000 +0200
+@@ -93,6 +93,10 @@ class VSIPDFFileStream: public BaseStrea
+         virtual void       close();
+ 
+     private:
++        /* Added in poppler 0.15.0 */
++        virtual GBool hasGetChars();
++        virtual int getChars(int nChars, Guchar *buffer);
++
+         VSIPDFFileStream  *poParent;
+         GooString         *poFilename;
+         VSILFILE          *f;
diff --git a/gdal.spec b/gdal.spec
index 90fc887..dc90962 100644
--- a/gdal.spec
+++ b/gdal.spec
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 
 Name:      gdal
 Version:   1.11.2
-Release:   7%{?dist}
+Release:   8%{?dist}
 Summary:   GIS file format library
 Group:     System Environment/Libraries
 License:   MIT
@@ -68,6 +68,10 @@ Patch2:    %{name}-jni.patch
 # Fedora uses Alternatives for Java
 Patch8:    %{name}-1.9.0-java.patch
 
+# update for poppler >= 31
+# http://trac.osgeo.org/gdal/changeset/28438/
+Patch9:    %{name}-svn28438-poppler31.diff
+
 BuildRoot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 
 BuildRequires: ant
@@ -275,6 +279,7 @@ rm -r frmts/grib/degrib18/g2clib-1.0.4
 %patch1 -p1 -b .g2clib~
 %patch2 -p1 -b .jni~
 %patch8 -p1 -b .java~
+%patch9 -p1 -b .poppler31~
 
 # Copy in PROVENANCE.TXT-fedora
 cp -p %SOURCE4 .
@@ -773,6 +778,9 @@ popd
 #Or as before, using ldconfig
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Jun 09 2015 Dan Horák <dan[at]danny.cz> - 1.11.2-8
+- add upstream patch for poppler >= 31
+
 * Sat Jun 06 2015 Jitka Plesnikova <jplesnik@redhat.com> - 1.11.2-7
 - Perl 5.22 rebuild