diff -urN /usr/portage/gnome-base/gnome-session/files/gnome-session-2.10.0-branding.patch /usr/local/portage/gnome-base/gnome-session/files/gnome-session-2.10.0-branding.patch
--- /usr/portage/gnome-base/gnome-session/files/gnome-session-2.10.0-branding.patch	1969-12-31 18:00:00.000000000 -0600
+++ /usr/local/portage/gnome-base/gnome-session/files/gnome-session-2.10.0-branding.patch	2005-12-13 19:15:17.000000000 -0600
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- gnome-session-2.5.92/gnome-session/gnome-session.schemas.in	2003-11-12 11:30:57.000000000 +0100
++++ gnome-session-2.5.92/gnome-session/gnome-session.schemas.in.patched	2004-03-20 09:59:55.497898160 +0100
+@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
+          <applyto>/apps/gnome-session/options/splash_image</applyto>
+          <owner>gnome</owner>
+          <type>string</type>
+-         <default>splash/gnome-splash.png</default>
++         <default>splash/gentoo-splash.png</default>
+          <locale name="C">
+             <short>Splash Screen Image</short>
+             <long>Preferred Image to use for the splash screen when logging in to the GNOME Desktop</long>
diff -urN /usr/portage/gnome-base/gnome-session/files/gnome-session-2.10.0-schema_defaults.patch /usr/local/portage/gnome-base/gnome-session/files/gnome-session-2.10.0-schema_defaults.patch
--- /usr/portage/gnome-base/gnome-session/files/gnome-session-2.10.0-schema_defaults.patch	2005-06-16 19:33:38.000000000 -0500
+++ /usr/local/portage/gnome-base/gnome-session/files/gnome-session-2.10.0-schema_defaults.patch	1969-12-31 18:00:00.000000000 -0600
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
---- gnome-session-2.5.92/gnome-session/gnome-session.schemas.in	2003-11-12 11:30:57.000000000 +0100
-+++ gnome-session-2.5.92/gnome-session/gnome-session.schemas.in.patched	2004-03-20 09:59:55.497898160 +0100
-@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
-          <applyto>/apps/gnome-session/options/splash_image</applyto>
-          <owner>gnome</owner>
-          <type>string</type>
--         <default>splash/gnome-splash.png</default>
-+         <default>splash/gentoo-splash.png</default>
-          <locale name="C">
-             <short>Splash Screen Image</short>
-             <long>Preferred Image to use for the splash screen when logging in to the GNOME Desktop</long>
diff -urN /usr/portage/gnome-base/gnome-session/gnome-session-2.12.0.ebuild /usr/local/portage/gnome-base/gnome-session/gnome-session-2.12.0.ebuild
--- /usr/portage/gnome-base/gnome-session/gnome-session-2.12.0.ebuild	2005-09-09 21:55:46.000000000 -0500
+++ /usr/local/portage/gnome-base/gnome-session/gnome-session-2.12.0.ebuild	2005-12-13 19:21:08.000000000 -0600
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 LICENSE="GPL-2 LGPL-2 FDL-1.1"
 SLOT="0"
 KEYWORDS="~alpha ~amd64 ~hppa ~ia64 ~mips ~ppc ~ppc64 ~sparc ~x86"
-IUSE="esd ipv6"
+IUSE="esd ipv6 branding"
 
 RDEPEND=">=x11-libs/gtk+-2.3.1
 	esd? ( >=media-sound/esound-0.2.26 )
@@ -41,9 +41,10 @@
 	cd "${S}"
 
 	# Patch for logout dialog and automatic session save now reverted. See bug
-	# #95745. Patch to set the Gentoo splash by default in the gconf key
-	# (#42687)
-	epatch ${FILESDIR}/${PN}-2.10.0-schema_defaults.patch
+	# #95745.
+	
+	# Patch to set the Gentoo splash by default in the gconf key (#42687)
+	use branding && epatch ${FILESDIR}/${PN}-2.10.0-branding.patch
 
 	# Implement switch to enable/disable esound support. See bug #6920.
 	epatch ${FILESDIR}/${PN}-2.10.0-esd_switch.patch