diff --git a/yaboot-1.3.17-increase_load_buffer.patch b/yaboot-1.3.17-increase_load_buffer.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..991f06a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/yaboot-1.3.17-increase_load_buffer.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+From f70d675c9b833e57b605fc94702cd66e97c717f5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Tony Breeds <tony@bakeyournoodle.com>
+Date: Mon, 13 May 2013 14:42:21 +1000
+Subject: [PATCH] fs_of: Increase the LOAD_BUFFER_SIZE to 32MB
+
+Okay this is the last time.  To go bigger than this we'll almost
+certainly break smaller systems, if we haven't already.
+
+Also 32MB is as big as std. TFTP will go.  To transfer more than that we
+need to support tftp block-size and tftp rollover.  Basically we'd
+*require* HPA's tftp daemon and we'd need to write a TFTP client in
+yaboot.  So we'll stay at 32MB for a while I think.
+
+Signed-off-by: Tony Breeds <tony@bakeyournoodle.com>
+---
+ second/fs_of.c |    2 +-
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/second/fs_of.c b/second/fs_of.c
+index fc88e8e..13f5e2c 100644
+--- a/second/fs_of.c
++++ b/second/fs_of.c
+@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
+ #include "errors.h"
+ #include "debug.h"
+ 
+-#define LOAD_BUFFER_SIZE	0x1800000
++#define LOAD_BUFFER_SIZE	0x2000000
+ 
+ static int of_open(struct boot_file_t* file,
+ 		   struct partition_t* part, struct boot_fspec_t* fspec);
+-- 
+1.7.10.4
+
diff --git a/yaboot.spec b/yaboot.spec
index fc6bb53..375a238 100644
--- a/yaboot.spec
+++ b/yaboot.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Summary: Linux bootloader for Power Macintosh "New World" computers.
 Name: yaboot
 Version: 1.3.17
-Release: 6%{?dist}
+Release: 7%{?dist}
 License: GPLv2+
 Group: System Environment/Base
 Source: http://yaboot.ozlabs.org/releases/yaboot-%{version}.tar.gz
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ Patch41: yaboot-1.3.17-no-werror.patch
 Patch42: yaboot-1.3.17-fs_swap.patch
 Patch43: yaboot-1.3.17-link_with_new_e2fsprogs.patch
 Patch44: yaboot-1.3.17-link_with_new_e2fsprogs2.patch
+Patch45: yaboot-1.3.17-increase_load_buffer.patch
 
 URL: http://yaboot.ozlabs.org/
 BuildRoot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-root
@@ -77,6 +78,7 @@ yaboot can also bootload IBM pSeries machines.
 %patch42 -p1
 %patch43 -p1
 %patch44 -p1
+%patch45 -p1
 
 %build
 make VERSIONEXTRA='\ (Red Hat %version-%release)' DEBUG=1
@@ -117,6 +119,11 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %ghost %config(noreplace) %{_sysconfdir}/yaboot.conf
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Jun 12 2013 Tony Breeds <tony@bakeyournoodle.com> - 1.3.17-7
+- Backport f70d675c to increase LOAD_BUFFER to 32MB
+- Resolves 973324
+- Resolves 973208
+
 * Wed Sep 05 2012 Tony Breeds <tony@bakeyournoodle.com> - 1.3.17-6
 - Add patch to link against *even newer* e2fsprogs.