diff --git a/recipes-qt/qt5/qtbase/0004-Disable-mkv8snapshot.patch b/recipes-qt/qt5/qtbase/0004-Disable-mkv8snapshot.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ae48373282
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes-qt/qt5/qtbase/0004-Disable-mkv8snapshot.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+From 2719aaabbf29a0f28638e5d67f4d68d548b593a7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Mikko Levonmaa <mikko.levonmaa@palm.com>
+Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2013 15:58:29 -0800
+Subject: [PATCH] Disable mkv8snapshot
+
+It seems to generate code that throws SIGILL, so disabling it
+
+Program received signal SIGILL, Illegal instruction.
+0x26312c60 in ?? ()
+(gdb) bt
+    function=..., receiver=..., argc=1978934572, args=0x7efff254,
+    has_pending_exception=0x7efff277, qml=...)
+    at ../3rdparty/v8/src/execution.cc:125
+    argc=1, argv=0x7efff254, pending_exception=0x7efff277,
+    convert_receiver=false, qml=...) at ../3rdparty/v8/src/execution.cc:194
+    receiver=<optimized out>, argc=<optimized out>, argv=<optimized out>,
+    pending_exception=0x7efff277, convert_receiver=false)
+    at ../3rdparty/v8/src/execution.cc:161
+    data=<optimized out>, exc=0x7efff277)
+    at ../3rdparty/v8/src/execution.cc:734
+    at ../3rdparty/v8/src/api.cc:4742
+    at qml/v8/qv8contextwrapper.cpp:155
+    ownership=<optimized out>) at qml/v8/qv8engine.cpp:155
+    parent=<optimized out>) at qml/v8/qjsengine.cpp:192
+
+Signed-off-by: Mikko Levonmaa <mikko.levonmaa@palm.com>
+---
+ configure |    2 +-
+ 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/configure b/configure
+index 89246c8..b7d1cb5 100755
+--- a/configure
++++ b/configure
+@@ -779,7 +779,7 @@ CFG_BUILD_PARTS=""
+ CFG_NOBUILD_PARTS=""
+ CFG_RELEASE_QMAKE=no
+ CFG_AUDIO_BACKEND=auto
+-CFG_V8SNAPSHOT=auto
++CFG_V8SNAPSHOT=no
+ CFG_QML_DEBUG=yes
+ CFG_JAVASCRIPTCORE_JIT=auto
+ CFG_PKGCONFIG=auto
+-- 
+1.7.4.1
+
diff --git a/recipes-qt/qt5/qtbase_5.0.0.bb b/recipes-qt/qt5/qtbase_5.0.0.bb
index d9c922d608..9a0d68bcbc 100644
--- a/recipes-qt/qt5/qtbase_5.0.0.bb
+++ b/recipes-qt/qt5/qtbase_5.0.0.bb
@@ -3,5 +3,7 @@ require qt5-${PV}.inc
 
 PR = "${INC_PR}.0"
 
+SRC_URI += "file://0004-Disable-mkv8snapshot.patch"
+
 SRC_URI[md5sum] = "c29073bfc3cf6b39492a2481d982386e"
 SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "89bcde09b24e8139f9d1d957dcb07c5aada83d578c84279f66813f348243d500"