diff --git a/srcpkgs/gtkpod/patches/fix-multibyte-character-segfault.patch b/srcpkgs/gtkpod/patches/fix-multibyte-character-segfault.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..77d1be12f6cfa7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/gtkpod/patches/fix-multibyte-character-segfault.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- a/libgtkpod/misc.c
++++ b/libgtkpod/misc.c
+@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ fuzzy_skip_prefix(const gchar *name) {
+ 
+         g_return_val_if_fail (csfk, 0);
+ 
+-        tempStr = g_utf8_collate_key(cleanStr, csfk->length);
++        tempStr = g_utf8_collate_key(cleanStr, -1);
+         if (strcmp(tempStr, csfk->key) == 0) {
+             /* Found article, bump pointers ahead appropriate distance
+              */
diff --git a/srcpkgs/gtkpod/template b/srcpkgs/gtkpod/template
index f2c4197b958621..ebc229a41bdd31 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gtkpod/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gtkpod/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'gtkpod'
 pkgname=gtkpod
 version=2.1.5
-revision=7
+revision=8
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--disable-static"
 hostmakedepends="flex intltool pkg-config glib"