diff --git a/qt-everywhere-opensource-src-4.8.7-firebird.patch b/qt-everywhere-opensource-src-4.8.7-firebird.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..456abce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/qt-everywhere-opensource-src-4.8.7-firebird.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+diff -up qt-everywhere-opensource-src-4.8.7/config.tests/unix/ibase/ibase.cpp.ibase qt-everywhere-opensource-src-4.8.7/config.tests/unix/ibase/ibase.cpp
+--- qt-everywhere-opensource-src-4.8.7/config.tests/unix/ibase/ibase.cpp.ibase	2015-05-07 09:14:42.000000000 -0500
++++ qt-everywhere-opensource-src-4.8.7/config.tests/unix/ibase/ibase.cpp	2016-11-30 10:55:05.825339674 -0600
+@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
+ **
+ ****************************************************************************/
+ 
+-#include <ibase.h>
++#include <firebird/ibase.h>
+ 
+ int main(int, char **)
+ {
+diff -up qt-everywhere-opensource-src-4.8.7/config.tests/unix/ibase/ibase.pro.ibase qt-everywhere-opensource-src-4.8.7/config.tests/unix/ibase/ibase.pro
+--- qt-everywhere-opensource-src-4.8.7/config.tests/unix/ibase/ibase.pro.ibase	2015-05-07 09:14:42.000000000 -0500
++++ qt-everywhere-opensource-src-4.8.7/config.tests/unix/ibase/ibase.pro	2016-11-30 10:56:11.017740104 -0600
+@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
+ SOURCES = ibase.cpp
+ CONFIG -= qt dylib
+ mac:CONFIG -= app_bundle
+-LIBS += -lgds
++LIBS += -lfbclient
+diff -up qt-everywhere-opensource-src-4.8.7/src/sql/drivers/ibase/qsql_ibase.h.ibase qt-everywhere-opensource-src-4.8.7/src/sql/drivers/ibase/qsql_ibase.h
+--- qt-everywhere-opensource-src-4.8.7/src/sql/drivers/ibase/qsql_ibase.h.ibase	2015-05-07 09:14:48.000000000 -0500
++++ qt-everywhere-opensource-src-4.8.7/src/sql/drivers/ibase/qsql_ibase.h	2016-11-30 10:57:34.516252974 -0600
+@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
+ #include <QtSql/qsqlresult.h>
+ #include <QtSql/qsqldriver.h>
+ #include <QtSql/private/qsqlcachedresult_p.h>
+-#include <ibase.h>
++#include <firebird/ibase.h>
+ 
+ QT_BEGIN_HEADER
+ 
+diff -up qt-everywhere-opensource-src-4.8.7/src/sql/drivers/ibase/qsql_ibase.pri.ibase qt-everywhere-opensource-src-4.8.7/src/sql/drivers/ibase/qsql_ibase.pri
+--- qt-everywhere-opensource-src-4.8.7/src/sql/drivers/ibase/qsql_ibase.pri.ibase	2015-05-07 09:14:48.000000000 -0500
++++ qt-everywhere-opensource-src-4.8.7/src/sql/drivers/ibase/qsql_ibase.pri	2016-11-30 10:57:11.783113341 -0600
+@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ HEADERS += $$PWD/qsql_ibase.h
+ SOURCES += $$PWD/qsql_ibase.cpp
+ 
+ unix {
+-    !contains(LIBS, .*gds.*):!contains(LIBS, .*libfb.*):LIBS += -lgds
++    !contains(LIBS, .*gds.*):!contains(LIBS, .*libfb.*):LIBS += -lfbclient
+ } else {
+     !contains(LIBS, .*gds.*):!contains(LIBS, .*fbclient.*) {
+         win32-borland:LIBS += gds32.lib
diff --git a/qt.spec b/qt.spec
index 2514122..912e5a5 100644
--- a/qt.spec
+++ b/qt.spec
@@ -107,6 +107,9 @@ Patch28: qt-everywhere-opensource-src-4.8.5-qt_plugin_path.patch
 # add support for pkgconfig's Requires.private to qmake
 Patch50: qt-everywhere-opensource-src-4.8.4-qmake_pkgconfig_requires_private.patch
 
+# FTBFS against newer firebird
+Patch51: qt-everywhere-opensource-src-4.8.7-firebird.patch
+
 # fix invalid inline assembly in qatomic_{i386,x86_64}.h (de)ref implementations
 Patch53: qt-x11-opensource-src-4.5.0-fix-qatomic-inline-asm.patch
 
@@ -569,6 +572,7 @@ and invoke methods on those objects.
 %patch27 -p1 -b .qt3support_debuginfo
 %patch28 -p1 -b .qt_plugin_path
 %patch50 -p1 -b .qmake_pkgconfig_requires_private
+%patch51 -p1 -b .firebird
 ## TODO: still worth carrying?  if so, upstream it.
 %patch53 -p1 -b .qatomic-inline-asm
 ## TODO: upstream me
@@ -1381,7 +1385,7 @@ fi
 
 %changelog
 * Wed Nov 30 2016 Rex Dieter <rdieter@fedoraproject.org> - 4.8.7-20
-- rebuild (openssl)
+- rebuild (openssl), FTBFS firebird
 
 * Thu Sep 29 2016 Rex Dieter <rdieter@fedoraproject.org> - 4.8.7-19
 - load openssl libs dynamically, f26+ (#1328659)