diff --git a/D8544.diff b/D8544.diff
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cc788c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/D8544.diff
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+Index: src/utils/kateglobal.cpp
+===================================================================
+--- a/src/utils/kateglobal.cpp
++++ b/src/utils/kateglobal.cpp
+@@ -99,6 +99,15 @@
+     // remember this
+     staticInstance = this;
+ 
++#if QT_VERSION < QT_VERSION_CHECK(5, 9, 1)
++    // disable the QML JIT compiler as a protection against an unknown bug
++    // in Qt's V4 engine which can provoke a crash in certain of our scripts.
++    // See https://bugreports.qt.io/browse/QTBUG-63045
++    // and https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=385413
++    qputenv("QV4_FORCE_INTERPRETER", QByteArrayLiteral("1"));
++    qCDebug(LOG_KTE) << "QV4_FORCE_INTERPRETER set to 1";
++#endif
++
+     // init libgit2, we require at least 0.22 which has this function!
+ #if LIBGIT2_FOUND
+     git_libgit2_init();
diff --git a/kf5-ktexteditor.spec b/kf5-ktexteditor.spec
index c8362a2..96b9760 100644
--- a/kf5-ktexteditor.spec
+++ b/kf5-ktexteditor.spec
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 Name:           kf5-%{framework}
 Version: 5.39.0
-Release: 1%{?dist}
+Release: 1%{?dist}.1
 Summary:        KDE Frameworks 5 Tier 3 with advanced embeddable text editor
 
 License:        LGPLv2+
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ Source0:        http://download.kde.org/%{stable}/frameworks/%{majmin}/%{framewo
 
 ## upstream patches
 
+## upstreamable patches
+# https://phabricator.kde.org/D8544
+Patch100: D8544.diff
+
 # filter plugin provides
 %global __provides_exclude_from ^(%{_kf5_qtplugindir}/.*\\.so)$
 
@@ -141,6 +145,9 @@ make test ARGS="--output-on-failure --timeout 300" -C %{_target_platform} ||:
 
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Nov 02 2017 Rex Dieter <rdieter@fedoraproject.org> - 5.39.0-1.1
+- pull in crash workaround (#1508924, kde#385413)
+
 * Sun Oct 08 2017 Rex Dieter <rdieter@fedoraproject.org> - 5.39.0-1
 - 5.39.0