diff -Nru fakeroot-1.9ubuntu1/communicate.c fakeroot-1.9ubuntu1.1/communicate.c
--- fakeroot-1.9ubuntu1/communicate.c	2007-11-21 05:22:43.000000000 +0200
+++ fakeroot-1.9ubuntu1.1/communicate.c	2009-04-13 17:54:44.000000000 +0300
@@ -521,9 +521,9 @@
 
   if(init_get_msg()!=-1){
     pid=getpid();
+    semaphore_up();
     serial++;
     buf->serial=serial;
-    semaphore_up();
     buf->pid=pid;
     send_fakem(buf);
 
diff -Nru fakeroot-1.9ubuntu1/debian/changelog fakeroot-1.9ubuntu1.1/debian/changelog
--- fakeroot-1.9ubuntu1/debian/changelog	2008-01-08 10:31:25.000000000 +0200
+++ fakeroot-1.9ubuntu1.1/debian/changelog	2009-04-13 17:55:31.000000000 +0300
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+fakeroot (1.9ubuntu1.1) hardy-proposed; urgency=low
+
+  * fixed deadlock problem when using threads (LP: #360122)
+    - fixed with patch from fakeroot 1.11 (#499142)
+
+ -- Imre Gergely <gimre@narancs.net>  Mon, 13 Apr 2009 17:55:23 +0300
+
 fakeroot (1.9ubuntu1) hardy; urgency=low
 
   * Merge with Debian unstable. Remaining changes: