diff -Nru fakeroot-1.5.6ubuntu2/communicate.c fakeroot-1.5.6ubuntu2.1/communicate.c
--- fakeroot-1.5.6ubuntu2/communicate.c	2005-11-02 16:53:26.000000000 +0200
+++ fakeroot-1.5.6ubuntu2.1/communicate.c	2009-04-13 18:01:32.000000000 +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-1.5.6ubuntu2/debian/changelog fakeroot-1.5.6ubuntu2.1/debian/changelog
--- fakeroot-1.5.6ubuntu2/debian/changelog	2006-03-16 15:55:45.000000000 +0200
+++ fakeroot-1.5.6ubuntu2.1/debian/changelog	2009-04-13 18:02:19.000000000 +0300
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+fakeroot (1.5.6ubuntu2.1) dapper-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 18:01:56 +0300
+
 fakeroot (1.5.6ubuntu2) dapper; urgency=low
 
   * Remove references to ia32-libs-dev.