diff --git a/kdelibs-4.11.3-klauncher-timeout.patch b/kdelibs-4.11.3-klauncher-timeout.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c7e66f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kdelibs-4.11.3-klauncher-timeout.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+diff -ur kdelibs-4.11.3/kinit/klauncher.cpp kdelibs-4.11.3-klauncher-timeout/kinit/klauncher.cpp
+--- kdelibs-4.11.3/kinit/klauncher.cpp	2013-11-01 16:45:56.000000000 +0100
++++ kdelibs-4.11.3-klauncher-timeout/kinit/klauncher.cpp	2013-12-07 03:36:42.000000000 +0100
+@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@
+         // Same thing if kdeinit dies without warning.
+ 
+         fd_set in;
+-        timeval tm = { 30, 0 }; // 30 seconds timeout, so we're not stuck in case kdeinit dies on us
++        timeval tm = { 60, 0 }; // 60 seconds timeout, so we're not stuck in case kdeinit dies on us
+         FD_ZERO ( &in );
+         FD_SET( sock, &in );
+         select( sock + 1, &in, 0, 0, &tm );
diff --git a/kdelibs.spec b/kdelibs.spec
index f1c4844..f2b0bea 100644
--- a/kdelibs.spec
+++ b/kdelibs.spec
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 
 Summary: KDE Libraries
 Version: 4.11.3
-Release: 5%{?dist}
+Release: 6%{?dist}
 
 Name: kdelibs
 Epoch: 6
@@ -162,6 +162,9 @@ Patch61: kdelibs-4.9.3-dot.patch
 # workaround for bz#969524 on arm
 Patch62: kdelibs-4.11.3-arm.patch
 
+# increase KLauncher timeout as a possible fix/workaround for #983110
+Patch63: kdelibs-4.11.3-klauncher-timeout.patch
+
 ## upstream
 
 # revert these commits for
@@ -626,6 +629,9 @@ gtk-update-icon-cache %{_kde4_iconsdir}/hicolor &> /dev/null || :
 
 
 %changelog
+* Sat Dec 07 2013 Kevin Kofler <Kevin@tigcc.ticalc.org> - 6:4.11.3-6
+- increase KLauncher timeout as a possible fix/workaround for #983110
+
 * Fri Dec 06 2013 Rex Dieter <rdieter@fedoraproject.org> - 6:4.11.3-5
 - respin autostart debuging patch
 - %%check: support regression tests (default off)