diff --git a/gimp-2.2.11-libpng.patch b/gimp-2.2.11-libpng.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..24da738
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gimp-2.2.11-libpng.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+--- gimp-2.2.11/plug-ins/common/png.c.libpng	2004-11-23 09:28:43.000000000 -0500
++++ gimp-2.2.11/plug-ins/common/png.c	2006-05-09 10:12:05.000000000 -0400
+@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
+ /*
+- * "$Id: png.c,v 1.118 2004/11/23 14:28:43 mitch Exp $"
++ * "$Id: png.c,v 1.118.2.1 2006/04/23 07:01:47 yosh Exp $"
+  *
+  *   Portable Network Graphics (PNG) plug-in for The GIMP -- an image
+  *   manipulation program
+@@ -1012,7 +1012,11 @@
+    * Done with the file...
+    */
+ 
++#if PNG_LIBPNG_VER > 99
++  png_destroy_read_struct (&pp, &info, NULL);
++#else
+   png_read_destroy (pp, info, NULL);
++#endif
+ 
+   g_free (pixel);
+   g_free (pixels);
+@@ -1441,7 +1445,12 @@
+     };
+ 
+   png_write_end (pp, info);
++
++#if PNG_LIBPNG_VER > 99
++  png_destroy_write_struct (&pp, &info);
++#else
+   png_write_destroy (pp);
++#endif
+ 
+   g_free (pixel);
+   g_free (pixels);
diff --git a/gimp.spec b/gimp.spec
index 4dff2e2..e5bec2c 100644
--- a/gimp.spec
+++ b/gimp.spec
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ Patch3:		gimp-2.2.7-gcc4.patch
 Patch4:		gimp-2.2.4-gifload.patch
 Patch5:     gimp-2.2.11-htmlview.patch
 Patch6:     gimp-2.2.11-gimptool.patch
+Patch7:		gimp-2.2.11-libpng.patch
 
 %description
 The GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) is a powerful image
@@ -112,6 +113,7 @@ extensions.
 %patch4 -p1 -b .gifload
 %patch5 -p1 -b .htmlview
 %patch6 -p1 -b .gimptool
+%patch7 -p1 -b .libpng
 
 %build
 libtoolize --copy --force
@@ -360,7 +362,7 @@ fi
 
 %changelog
 * Tue May 09 2006 Nils Philippsen <nphilipp@redhat.com> - 2:2.2.11-4
-- rebuild (#191027)
+- don't use long deprecated libpng API (#191027, patch by Manish Singh)
 
 * Thu Apr 20 2006 Nils Philippsen <nphilipp@redhat.com> - 2:2.2.11-3
 - only use pkgconfig if needed in gimptool, require pkgconfig in devel