diff --git a/0001-HTTP-fixed-crash-if-host-name-is-not-resolvable-77.patch b/0001-HTTP-fixed-crash-if-host-name-is-not-resolvable-77.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f069a61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0001-HTTP-fixed-crash-if-host-name-is-not-resolvable-77.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+From 850654147750750283cd85c2adc133dbc7773f88 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Alexander Pevzner <pzz@apevzner.com>
+Date: Fri, 2 Oct 2020 12:27:18 +0300
+Subject: [PATCH] HTTP: fixed crash if host name is not resolvable (#77)
+
+---
+ airscan-http.c | 1 +
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
+
+diff --git a/airscan-http.c b/airscan-http.c
+index fa81da0..eba539d 100644
+--- a/airscan-http.c
++++ b/airscan-http.c
+@@ -2759,6 +2759,7 @@ http_query_start_processing (void *p)
+     rc = getaddrinfo(host, port, &hints, &q->addrs);
+     if (rc != 0) {
+         http_query_complete(q, ERROR(gai_strerror(rc)));
++        return;
+     }
+ 
+     q->addr_next = q->addrs;
+-- 
+2.26.2
+
diff --git a/sane-airscan.spec b/sane-airscan.spec
index e7df5c2..91106c7 100644
--- a/sane-airscan.spec
+++ b/sane-airscan.spec
@@ -5,13 +5,16 @@
 
 Name:           sane-airscan
 Version:        0.99.16
-Release:        1%{?dist}
+Release:        2%{?dist}
 Summary:        SANE backend for AirScan (eSCL) and WSD document scanners
 # the exception is defined in LICENSE, meant for SANE project in most cases
 License:        GPLv2+ with exceptions
 URL:            https://github.com/alexpevzner/sane-airscan
 Source:         %{URL}/archive/%{version}/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 
+# backported from upstream
+Patch01: 0001-HTTP-fixed-crash-if-host-name-is-not-resolvable-77.patch
+
 
 # needed for querying and getting mDNS messages from local network
 BuildRequires:  avahi-devel
@@ -81,6 +84,9 @@ mkdir -p %{buildroot}/
 
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Oct 05 2020 Zdenek Dohnal <zdohnal@redhat.com> - 0.99.16-2
+- 1882520 - Crash on libsane-airscan when trying to activate scanner
+
 * Tue Sep 01 2020 Zdenek Dohnal <zdohnal@redhat.com> - 0.99.16-1
 - 0.99.16