diff --git a/3df6ad1.patch b/3df6ad1.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..20bdca8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/3df6ad1.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+From 3df6ad1259c1741656affc26512f81631e9148f5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Maxwell G <maxwell@gtmx.me>
+Date: Mar 09 2023 20:44:10 +0000
+Subject: Correct %__rustc and %__rustdoc paths and docs
+
+
+%{_bindir} should not be used like this in specfiles or macros. It
+breaks flatpak builds.
+
+Also, correct docstring copy-paste errors.
+
+Relates: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/packaging-guidelines/#_file_and_directory_dependencies
+
+---
+
+diff --git a/macros.d/macros.rust b/macros.d/macros.rust
+index 1978f85..095cebc 100644
+--- a/macros.d/macros.rust
++++ b/macros.d/macros.rust
+@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
+-# __cargo_to_rpm: path to the default rustc executable
+-%__rustc %{_bindir}/rustc
++# __rustc: path to the default rustc executable
++%__rustc /usr/bin/rustc
+ 
+-# __cargo_to_rpm: path to the default rustdoc executable
+-%__rustdoc %{_bindir}/rustdoc
++# __rustdoc: path to the default rustdoc executable
++%__rustdoc /usr/bin/rustdoc
+ 
+ # rustflags_opt_level: default optimization level
+ #
+
diff --git a/8690145.patch b/8690145.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..debcf7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/8690145.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+From 8690145a30cb049b0d2bcc9288b388cb9f8bbda7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Fabio Valentini <decathorpe@gmail.com>
+Date: May 19 2023 17:33:11 +0000
+Subject: cargo_license / cargo_license_summary: add "-Z avoid-dev-deps" arg
+
+
+Without this flag, the "cargo tree" command attempts to resolve
+dev-dependencies, even though the "no-dev" edge type is specified,
+but dev-dependencies might not be present in the environment if the
+package is being built with the check %bcond disabled.
+
+---
+
+diff --git a/macros.d/macros.cargo b/macros.d/macros.cargo
+index 3785ea0..672ae06 100644
+--- a/macros.d/macros.cargo
++++ b/macros.d/macros.cargo
+@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ fi                                                                  \
+ %cargo_license(naf:)\
+ %{shrink:\
+     %{__cargo} tree                                                 \
++    -Z avoid-dev-deps                                               \
+     --workspace                                                     \
+     --offline                                                       \
+     --edges no-build,no-dev,no-proc-macro                           \
+@@ -204,6 +205,7 @@ fi                                                                  \
+ %cargo_license_summary(naf:)\
+ %{shrink:\
+     %{__cargo} tree                                                 \
++    -Z avoid-dev-deps                                               \
+     --workspace                                                     \
+     --offline                                                       \
+     --edges no-build,no-dev,no-proc-macro                           \
+
diff --git a/b9d6410.patch b/b9d6410.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fe591f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/b9d6410.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+From b9d6410bec50c3dfb9433fa5dc51efda1652299b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Maxwell G <maxwell@gtmx.me>
+Date: Mar 09 2023 21:02:01 +0000
+Subject: Correct macro docstring typos
+
+
+---
+
+diff --git a/macros.d/macros.rust b/macros.d/macros.rust
+index 095cebc..9967804 100644
+--- a/macros.d/macros.rust
++++ b/macros.d/macros.rust
+@@ -29,10 +29,10 @@
+ # -Copt-level: set optimization level (default: highest optimization level)
+ # -Cdebuginfo: set debuginfo verbosity (default: full debug information)
+ # -Ccodegen-units: set number of parallel code generation units (default: 1)
+-# Cforce-frame-pointers: force inclusion of frame pointers (default: enabled
++# -Cforce-frame-pointers: force inclusion of frame pointers (default: enabled
+ #       on x86_64 and aarch64 on Fedora 37+)
+ #
+-# Additionally, sime linker flags are set which correspond to the default
++# Additionally, some linker flags are set which correspond to the default
+ # Fedora compiler flags for hardening and for embedding package versions into
+ # compiled binaries.
+ #
+
diff --git a/rust-packaging.spec b/rust-packaging.spec
index 9c288a1..01ecfe9 100644
--- a/rust-packaging.spec
+++ b/rust-packaging.spec
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@ License:        MIT
 URL:            https://pagure.io/fedora-rust/rust-packaging
 Source:         %{url}/archive/%{version}/rust-packaging-%{version}.tar.gz
 
+# backported upstream patches for minor fixes
+Patch:          https://pagure.io/fedora-rust/rust-packaging/c/3df6ad1.patch
+Patch:          https://pagure.io/fedora-rust/rust-packaging/c/b9d6410.patch
+Patch:          https://pagure.io/fedora-rust/rust-packaging/c/8690145.patch
+
 BuildArch:      noarch
 
 %description