diff --git a/sysutils/cdrdao/files/patch-xdao_CdDevice.cc b/sysutils/cdrdao/files/patch-xdao_CdDevice.cc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..20118e2f304e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sysutils/cdrdao/files/patch-xdao_CdDevice.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- xdao/CdDevice.cc.orig	2009-02-21 13:49:17 UTC
++++ xdao/CdDevice.cc
+@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ int CdDevice::updateStatus()
+ 
+ bool CdDevice::updateProgress(Glib::IOCondition cond, int fd)
+ {
+-  static char msgSync[4] = { 0xff, 0x00, 0xff, 0x00 };
++  static unsigned char msgSync[4] = { 0xff, 0x00, 0xff, 0x00 };
+   fd_set fds;
+   int state = 0;
+   char buf[10];