diff --git a/perl-JSON-Any.spec b/perl-JSON-Any.spec
index f0198a5..fa8a2d2 100644
--- a/perl-JSON-Any.spec
+++ b/perl-JSON-Any.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Name:           perl-JSON-Any
 Version:        1.16
-Release:        2%{?dist}
+Release:        3%{?dist}
 Summary:        A meta-module to make working with JSON easier
 License:        GPL+ or Artistic
 Group:          Development/Libraries
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 BuildArch:      noarch
 Requires:       perl(:MODULE_COMPAT_%(eval "`%{__perl} -V:version`"; echo $version))
 
+Patch:          with_older_json.patch 
+
 # JSON::XS is fastest, so we require it 
 Requires:       perl(JSON::XS)
 
@@ -35,6 +37,7 @@ currently on CPAN.
 
 %prep
 %setup -q -n JSON-Any-%{version}
+%patch0 -p1
 
 find .  -type f -exec chmod -c -x {} +
 find t/ -type f -exec perl -pi -e 's|^#!perl|#!/usr/bin/perl|' {} +
@@ -69,6 +72,10 @@ rm -rf %{buildroot}
 %{_mandir}/man3/*
 
 %changelog
+* Sat Mar 22 2008 Chris Weyl <cweyl@alumni.drew.edu> 1.16-3
+- patch to allow utf8 to work properly with JSON::XS earlier than version 2
+- patch to skip JSON when JSON is earlier than version 2
+
 * Wed Mar 12 2008 Chris Weyl <cweyl@alumni.drew.edu> 1.16-2
 - bump
 
diff --git a/with_older_json.patch b/with_older_json.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3097630
--- /dev/null
+++ b/with_older_json.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+diff -ur JSON-Any-1.16.orig/lib/JSON/Any.pm JSON-Any-1.16/lib/JSON/Any.pm
+--- JSON-Any-1.16.orig/lib/JSON/Any.pm	2008-02-13 15:15:46.000000000 -0800
++++ JSON-Any-1.16/lib/JSON/Any.pm	2008-03-22 10:50:12.831848606 -0700
+@@ -110,6 +110,8 @@
+                   max_depth
+                 );
+ 
++                local $conf->{utf8} = !$conf->{utf8};    # it means the opposite
++
+                 my $obj = $handler->new;
+                 for my $mutator (@params) {
+                     next unless exists $conf->{$mutator};
+@@ -199,6 +201,7 @@
+     foreach my $testmod (@order) {
+         $testmod = "JSON::$testmod" unless $testmod eq "JSON";
+         eval "require $testmod";
++        $@ = 'JSON too old' if $testmod eq 'JSON' && "$JSON::VERSION" =~ /^1/;
+         unless ($@) {
+             $handler = $testmod;
+             my $key = _make_key($handler);
+diff -ur JSON-Any-1.16.orig/t/04-ENV.t JSON-Any-1.16/t/04-ENV.t
+--- JSON-Any-1.16.orig/t/04-ENV.t	2008-01-01 12:05:35.000000000 -0800
++++ JSON-Any-1.16/t/04-ENV.t	2008-03-22 10:36:06.260856865 -0700
+@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@
+ 
+ SKIP: {
+     eval { require JSON; };
+-    skip "JSON not installed: $@", 1 if $@;
++    skip "JSON unusable or not installed: $@", 1 
++        if $@ || $JSON::VERSION =~ /^1/;
+ 
+     $ENV{JSON_ANY_ORDER} = qw(JSON);
+     JSON::Any->import();