diff --git a/packages/network/bluez/patches/bluez-dont_use_gi.repository.patch b/packages/network/bluez/patches/bluez-dont_use_gi.repository.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2ef4dd46e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/network/bluez/patches/bluez-dont_use_gi.repository.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+diff -Naur bluez-5.1/test/simple-agent bluez-5.1.patch/test/simple-agent
+--- bluez-5.1/test/simple-agent	2012-12-24 18:46:55.000000000 +0100
++++ bluez-5.1.patch/test/simple-agent	2013-02-02 05:24:47.752050167 +0100
+@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
+ 
+ from __future__ import absolute_import, print_function, unicode_literals
+ 
+-from gi.repository import GObject
++import gobject
+ 
+ import sys
+ import dbus
+@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@
+ 	path = "/test/agent"
+ 	agent = Agent(bus, path)
+ 
+-	mainloop = GObject.MainLoop()
++	mainloop = gobject.MainLoop()
+ 
+ 	obj = bus.get_object(BUS_NAME, "/org/bluez");
+ 	manager = dbus.Interface(obj, "org.bluez.AgentManager1")
+diff -Naur bluez-5.1/test/test-device bluez-5.1.patch/test/test-device
+--- bluez-5.1/test/test-device	2012-12-24 18:46:55.000000000 +0100
++++ bluez-5.1.patch/test/test-device	2013-02-02 05:24:47.755050146 +0100
+@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
+ 
+ from __future__ import absolute_import, print_function, unicode_literals
+ 
+-from gi.repository import GObject
++import gobject
+ 
+ import sys
+ import dbus
+@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
+ 
+ dbus.mainloop.glib.DBusGMainLoop(set_as_default=True)
+ bus = dbus.SystemBus()
+-mainloop = GObject.MainLoop()
++mainloop = gobject.MainLoop()
+ 
+ option_list = [
+ 		make_option("-i", "--device", action="store",
+diff -Naur bluez-5.1/test/test-discovery bluez-5.1.patch/test/test-discovery
+--- bluez-5.1/test/test-discovery	2012-12-24 18:46:55.000000000 +0100
++++ bluez-5.1.patch/test/test-discovery	2013-02-02 05:24:47.755050146 +0100
+@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
+ 
+ from __future__ import absolute_import, print_function, unicode_literals
+ 
+-from gi.repository import GObject
++import gobject
+ 
+ import dbus
+ import dbus.mainloop.glib
+@@ -152,5 +152,5 @@
+ 
+ 	adapter.StartDiscovery()
+ 
+-	mainloop = GObject.MainLoop()
++	mainloop = gobject.MainLoop()
+ 	mainloop.run()
+diff -Naur bluez-5.1/test/test-hfp bluez-5.1.patch/test/test-hfp
+--- bluez-5.1/test/test-hfp	2012-12-24 18:46:55.000000000 +0100
++++ bluez-5.1.patch/test/test-hfp	2013-02-02 05:24:47.756050139 +0100
+@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
+ 
+ from __future__ import absolute_import, print_function, unicode_literals
+ 
+-from gi.repository import GObject
++import gobject
+ 
+ import os
+ import sys
+@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@
+ 
+ 	(options, args) = parser.parse_args()
+ 
+-	mainloop = GObject.MainLoop()
++	mainloop = gobject.MainLoop()
+ 
+ 	opts = {
+ 			"Version" : dbus.UInt16(0x0106),
+diff -Naur bluez-5.1/test/test-manager bluez-5.1.patch/test/test-manager
+--- bluez-5.1/test/test-manager	2012-12-24 18:46:55.000000000 +0100
++++ bluez-5.1.patch/test/test-manager	2013-02-02 05:24:47.757050132 +0100
+@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
+ 
+ from __future__ import absolute_import, print_function, unicode_literals
+ 
+-from gi.repository import GObject
++import gobject
+ 
+ import dbus
+ import dbus.mainloop.glib
+@@ -35,5 +35,5 @@
+ 	except:
+ 		print("No adapter found")
+ 
+-	mainloop = GObject.MainLoop()
++	mainloop = gobject.MainLoop()
+ 	mainloop.run()
+diff -Naur bluez-5.1/test/test-profile bluez-5.1.patch/test/test-profile
+--- bluez-5.1/test/test-profile	2012-12-24 18:46:55.000000000 +0100
++++ bluez-5.1.patch/test/test-profile	2013-02-02 05:24:47.757050132 +0100
+@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
+ 
+ from __future__ import absolute_import, print_function, unicode_literals
+ 
+-from gi.repository import GObject
++import gobject
+ 
+ import os
+ import sys
+@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
+ 
+ 	profile = Profile(bus, options.path)
+ 
+-	mainloop = GObject.MainLoop()
++	mainloop = gobject.MainLoop()
+ 
+ 	opts = {
+ 			"AutoConnect" :	options.auto_connect,