diff --git a/star-1.5.3-pax-X-option.patch b/star-1.5.3-pax-X-option.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d059499
--- /dev/null
+++ b/star-1.5.3-pax-X-option.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+From 68f6e16d7d2c8a6c91cd430b12a1a0c7b15672b4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Pavel Raiskup <praiskup@redhat.com>
+Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2014 12:57:37 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] pax: don't segfault with -X option
+
+Pass a valid address of nomount variable into getallargs().
+---
+ star/pax.c | 2 +-
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/star/pax.c b/star/pax.c
+index 9abe3f8..c627a46 100644
+--- a/star/pax.c
++++ b/star/pax.c
+@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ gargs(ac, av)
+ 				gethdr, &chdrtype,	/* -x */
+ 				gethdr, &chdrtype,	/* artype= */
+ #endif /* __old__lint */
+-				nomount) < 0) {
++				&nomount) < 0) {
+ 		errmsgno(EX_BAD, "Bad Option: %s.\n", av[0]);
+ 		susage(EX_BAD);
+ 	}
+-- 
+2.1.0
+
diff --git a/star.spec b/star.spec
index 7866ead..8bde350 100644
--- a/star.spec
+++ b/star.spec
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 Summary:  An archiving tool with ACL support
 Name: star
 Version: 1.5.2
-Release: 8%{?dist}
+Release: 9%{?dist}
 URL: http://cdrecord.berlios.de/old/private/star.html
 Source: ftp://ftp.berlios.de/pub/star/%{name}-%{version}.tar.bz2
 
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@ Patch10: star-1.5.2-rmt-rh-access.patch
 # ~> related to #968980
 Patch11: star-1.5.2-use-ssh-by-default.patch
 
+# Fix segfault for 'pax -X' (rhbz#1175009)
+# ~> downstream
+Patch12: star-1.5.3-pax-X-option.patch
+
 Requires(post):  %{ALTERNATIVES}
 Requires(preun): %{ALTERNATIVES}
 
@@ -126,6 +130,7 @@ restoring files from a backup), and tar (an archiving program).
 %patch9 -p1 -b .aarch64
 %patch10 -p1 -b .rmt-access-rules
 %patch11 -p1 -b .ssh-by-default
+%patch12 -p1 -b .pax-X
 
 cp -a star/all.mk star/Makefile
 
@@ -242,6 +247,9 @@ fi
 %{_sysconfdir}/rmt
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Dec 17 2014 Pavel Raiskup <praiskup@redhat.com> - 1.5.2-9
+- fix segfault for pax -X (#1175009)
+
 * Sun Aug 04 2013 Fedora Release Engineering <rel-eng@lists.fedoraproject.org> - 1.5.2-8
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_20_Mass_Rebuild