diff --git a/SOURCES/0001-rpath-hack.patch b/SOURCES/0001-rpath-hack.patch
index 689de34..4e438dd 100644
--- a/SOURCES/0001-rpath-hack.patch
+++ b/SOURCES/0001-rpath-hack.patch
@@ -15,14 +15,10 @@ diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
 index fa15a2d..a5af1e0 100644
 --- a/configure.ac
 +++ b/configure.ac
-@@ -1357,6 +1357,7 @@ else
- fi
- AM_CONDITIONAL(GLX, test "x$GLX" = xyes)
-
+@@ -1261,6 +1261,7 @@ AM_CONDITIONAL(GLX, test "x$GLX" = xyes)
+ 
+ AM_CONDITIONAL(HASHTABLE, test "x$HASHTABLE" = xyes)
+ 
 +GLX_SYS_LIBS="$GLX_SYS_LIBS -Wl,-rpath=\$(libdir)"
  AC_SUBST([GLX_DEFINES])
  AC_SUBST([GLX_SYS_LIBS])
-
---
-2.5.0
-
diff --git a/SOURCES/tigervnc-use-gnome-as-default-session.patch b/SOURCES/tigervnc-use-gnome-as-default-session.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a767c40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SOURCES/tigervnc-use-gnome-as-default-session.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+diff --git a/unix/vncserver/vncserver-config-defaults b/unix/vncserver/vncserver-config-defaults
+index 0c217bf..2889347 100644
+--- a/unix/vncserver/vncserver-config-defaults
++++ b/unix/vncserver/vncserver-config-defaults
+@@ -13,3 +13,7 @@
+ # geometry=2000x1200
+ # localhost
+ # alwaysshared
++
++# Default to GNOME session
++# Note: change this only when you know what are you doing
++session=gnome
diff --git a/SPECS/tigervnc.spec b/SPECS/tigervnc.spec
index d0ac4e4..4aedc07 100644
--- a/SPECS/tigervnc.spec
+++ b/SPECS/tigervnc.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Name:           tigervnc
 Version:        1.11.0
-Release:        5%{?dist}
+Release:        6%{?dist}
 Summary:        A TigerVNC remote display system
 
 %global _hardened_build 1
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ Patch8:         tigervnc-let-user-know-about-not-using-view-only-password.patch
 Patch9:         tigervnc-working-tls-on-fips-systems.patch
 Patch11:        tigervnc-utilize-system-crypto-policies.patch
 Patch12:        tigervnc-passwd-crash-with-malloc-checks.patch
+Patch13:        tigervnc-use-gnome-as-default-session.patch
 
 # Upstream patches
 Patch50:        tigervnc-tolerate-specifying-boolparam.patch
@@ -172,6 +173,7 @@ popd
 %patch11 -p1 -b .utilize-system-crypto-policies.patch
 
 %patch12 -p1 -b .passwd-crash-with-malloc-checks
+%patch13 -p1 -b .use-gnome-as-default-session
 
 # Upstream patches
 %patch50 -p1 -b .tolerate-specifying-boolparam
@@ -338,6 +340,10 @@ fi
 
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Dec 15 2020 Jan Grulich <jgrulich@redhat.com> - 1.11.0-6
+- Use GNOME as default session
+  Resolves: bz#1853608
+
 * Thu Dec 03 2020 Jan Grulich <jgrulich@redhat.com> - 1.11.0-5
 - Make sure we log properly output to journal (actually log to syslog)
   Resolves: bz#1841537