--- filter/source/graphicfilter/ieps/ieps.cxx.orig	2014-06-12 17:25:19.000000000 +0900
+++ filter/source/graphicfilter/ieps/ieps.cxx	2014-08-07 19:00:28.000000000 +0900
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 #include <unotools/tempfile.hxx>
 #include <osl/process.h>
 #include <osl/file.hxx>
+#include <osl/thread.h>
 
 class FilterConfigItem;
 
@@ -245,6 +246,29 @@
     return bRet;
 }
 
+struct WriteData
+{
+    oslFileHandle   m_pFile;
+    const sal_uInt8 *m_pBuf;
+    sal_uInt32      m_nBytesToWrite;
+};
+
+extern "C" {
+
+static void WriteFileInThread(void *wData)
+{
+    WriteData *wdata;
+    sal_uInt64 nCount;
+    wdata = (WriteData *)wData;
+    osl_writeFile(wdata->m_pFile, wdata->m_pBuf, wdata->m_nBytesToWrite, &nCount);
+    // File must be closed here.
+    // Otherwise, the helper process may wait for the next input,
+    // then its stdout is not closed and osl_readFile() blocks.
+    if (wdata->m_pFile) osl_closeFile(wdata->m_pFile);
+}
+
+}
+
 static bool RenderAsBMPThroughHelper(const sal_uInt8* pBuf, sal_uInt32 nBytesRead,
     Graphic &rGraphic, OUString &rProgName, rtl_uString *pArgs[], size_t nArgs)
 {
@@ -258,11 +282,15 @@
     if (eErr!=osl_Process_E_None)
         return false;
 
+    WriteData Data;
+    oslThread hThread;
+    Data.m_pFile = pIn;
+    Data.m_pBuf = pBuf;
+    Data.m_nBytesToWrite = nBytesRead;
+    hThread = osl_createThread(WriteFileInThread, &Data);
+
     bool bRet = false;
     sal_uInt64 nCount;
-    osl_writeFile(pIn, pBuf, nBytesRead, &nCount);
-    if (pIn) osl_closeFile(pIn);
-    if (nCount == nBytesRead)
     {
         SvMemoryStream aMemStm;
         sal_uInt8 aBuf[32000];