diff --git a/gfx/cairo/README b/gfx/cairo/README
index 47fbcb589b8..fbffdd0abd6 100644
--- a/gfx/cairo/README
+++ b/gfx/cairo/README
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ nonfatal-assertions.patch: Make assertions non-fatal
 
 buggy-repeat.patch: Unconditionally turn on buggy-repeat handling to bandaid bug 413583.
 
+tmpfile_wince.patch: Make Windows CE use tmpfile() on windows mobile due to the lack of _open_osfhandle and no fs permissions.
+
 ==== pixman patches ====
 
 endian.patch: include cairo-platform.h for endian macros
diff --git a/gfx/cairo/cairo/src/Makefile.in b/gfx/cairo/cairo/src/Makefile.in
index 7c17ea31bf2..56bd7a17fc4 100644
--- a/gfx/cairo/cairo/src/Makefile.in
+++ b/gfx/cairo/cairo/src/Makefile.in
@@ -146,10 +146,9 @@ PDF_EXPORTS = cairo-pdf.h
 PS_EXPORTS = cairo-ps.h
 
 ifeq ($(MOZ_WIDGET_TOOLKIT),windows)
-CSRCS	+= cairo-win32.c \
-	   cairo-win32-font.c \
-	   cairo-win32-surface.c \
-	   cairo-win32-printing-surface.c
+CSRCS	+= 	cairo-win32-font.c \
+			cairo-win32-surface.c \
+			cairo-win32-printing-surface.c
 EXPORTS += cairo-win32.h
 CSRCS   += $(PSPDF_BASE_CSRCS) $(PDF_CSRCS)
 EXPORTS += $(PDF_EXPORTS)
diff --git a/gfx/cairo/cairo/src/cairo-misc.c b/gfx/cairo/cairo/src/cairo-misc.c
index b927c9418e5..5a222b645b0 100644
--- a/gfx/cairo/cairo/src/cairo-misc.c
+++ b/gfx/cairo/cairo/src/cairo-misc.c
@@ -625,6 +625,9 @@ _cairo_lround (double d)
 FILE *
 _cairo_win32_tmpfile (void)
 {
+#ifdef WINCE // we don't have to worry here about permissions
+    return tmpfile();
+#else
     DWORD path_len;
     WCHAR path_name[MAX_PATH + 1];
     WCHAR file_name[MAX_PATH + 1];
@@ -664,6 +667,7 @@ _cairo_win32_tmpfile (void)
     }
 
     return fp;
+#endif /* WINCE */
 }
 
 #endif /* _WIN32 */
diff --git a/gfx/cairo/tmpfile_wince.patch b/gfx/cairo/tmpfile_wince.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..12d1dfadc84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gfx/cairo/tmpfile_wince.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+diff --git a/gfx/cairo/cairo/src/cairo-misc.c b/gfx/cairo/cairo/src/cairo-misc.c
+--- a/gfx/cairo/cairo/src/cairo-misc.c
++++ b/gfx/cairo/cairo/src/cairo-misc.c
+@@ -620,16 +620,19 @@ _cairo_lround (double d)
+ /* tmpfile() replacment for Windows.
+  *
+  * On Windows tmpfile() creates the file in the root directory. This
+  * may fail due to unsufficient privileges.
+  */
+ FILE *
+ _cairo_win32_tmpfile (void)
+ {
++#ifdef WINCE // we don't have to worry here about permissions
++    return tmpfile();
++#else
+     DWORD path_len;
+     WCHAR path_name[MAX_PATH + 1];
+     WCHAR file_name[MAX_PATH + 1];
+     HANDLE handle;
+     int fd;
+     FILE *fp;
+ 
+     path_len = GetTempPathW (MAX_PATH, path_name);
+@@ -659,11 +662,12 @@ _cairo_win32_tmpfile (void)
+ 
+     fp = fdopen(fd, "w+b");
+     if (fp == NULL) {
+ 	_close(fd);
+ 	return NULL;
+     }
+ 
+     return fp;
++#endif /* WINCE */
+ }
+ 
+ #endif /* _WIN32 */