diff --git a/libreoffice.spec b/libreoffice.spec
index 58c9a64..fe88a5e 100644
--- a/libreoffice.spec
+++ b/libreoffice.spec
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ Patch13: qstart.dont-forceenabled-on-post-reg-restart.patch
 Patch14: libreoffice-installfix.patch
 Patch15: exit.quickstarter.when.deleted.patch
 Patch16: 0001-destroydesktop.in.timeout.patch
+Patch17: openoffice.org-3.3.0.rhbz657541.join-paragraphs.patch
 
 %{!?python_sitearch: %global python_sitearch %(%{__python} -c "from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_lib; print(get_python_lib(1))")}
 %define instdir %{_libdir}
@@ -710,6 +711,7 @@ cp -p %{SOURCE20} external/unowinreg/unowinreg.dll
 %patch14 -p1 -b .libreoffice-installfix.patch
 %patch15 -p1 -b .exit.quickstarter.when.deleted.patch
 %patch16 -p1 -b .0001-destroydesktop.in.timeout.patch
+%patch17 -p1 -b .rhbz657541.join-paragraphs.patch
 touch scripting/source/pyprov/delzip
 touch scripting/util/provider/beanshell/delzip
 touch scripting/util/provider/javascript/delzip
@@ -2014,9 +2016,11 @@ update-desktop-database %{_datadir}/applications &> /dev/null || :
 
 
 %changelog
-* Fri Nov 26 2010 Caolán McNamara <caolanm@redhat.com> 3.2.99.3-2
+* Sat Nov 27 2010 Caolán McNamara <caolanm@redhat.com> 3.2.99.3-2
 - Resolves: rhbz#610103 exit quickstarter when libs deleted
 - Resolves: rhbz#652695 release desktop in timeout
+- Resolves: rhbz#657541 don't crash during processing of auto. styles
+  when joining paragraphs (dtardon)
 
 * Thu Nov 18 2010 Caolán McNamara <caolanm@redhat.com 3.2.99.3-1
 - next Libreoffice milestone
diff --git a/openoffice.org-3.3.0.rhbz657541.join-paragraphs.patch b/openoffice.org-3.3.0.rhbz657541.join-paragraphs.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5cb4b2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openoffice.org-3.3.0.rhbz657541.join-paragraphs.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+diff -r 98d427d68ce0 sw/source/core/txtnode/thints.cxx
+--- a/sw/source/core/txtnode/thints.cxx	Thu Nov 04 14:44:14 2010 +0000
++++ b/sw/source/core/txtnode/thints.cxx	Sat Nov 27 16:03:40 2010 +0100
+@@ -2102,7 +2102,7 @@
+         const SwTxtAttr* const pAutoStyle(i_rAttrSpan.second);
+         SfxItemIter aIter(m_rAttrSet);
+         const SfxPoolItem* pItem(aIter.GetCurItem());
+-        while (true)
++        while (pItem)
+         {
+             const USHORT nWhich(pItem->Which());
+             if (CharFmt::IsItemIncluded(nWhich, pAutoStyle))
+@@ -2170,7 +2170,7 @@
+     o_rClearIds.reserve(i_rAttrSet.Count());
+     SfxItemIter aIter(i_rAttrSet);
+     const SfxPoolItem* pItem(aIter.GetCurItem());
+-    while (true)
++    while (pItem)
+     {
+         o_rClearIds.push_back(pItem->Which());
+