diff --git a/srcpkgs/polygen/patches/ocaml-4.05.patch b/srcpkgs/polygen/patches/ocaml-4.05.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8703d8c5ad2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/polygen/patches/ocaml-4.05.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- src/check.ml
++++ src/check.ml
+@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
+ 
+ 	  	let of_labels labels = List.fold_left (fun lbs lb -> add (lb, None) lbs) empty labels
+ 	  	let occurs lb lbs = mem (lb, None) lbs
+-        let pretty lbs = "{ " ^ (flatten_strings ", " (map fst (elements lbs))) ^ " }"
++        let pretty lbs = "{ " ^ (flatten_strings ", " (List.map fst (elements lbs))) ^ " }"
+ 	  end
+ 
+ 
diff --git a/srcpkgs/polygen/template b/srcpkgs/polygen/template
index 2151324d116..bcbfbf2e428 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/polygen/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/polygen/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'polygen'
 pkgname=polygen
 version=1.0.6.ds2
-revision=1
+revision=2
 build_style=gnu-makefile
 build_wrksrc="src"
 hostmakedepends="ocaml unzip"
@@ -12,8 +12,11 @@ homepage="http://www.polygen.org"
 distfiles="${DEBIAN_SITE}/main/p/${pkgname}/${pkgname}_${version}.orig.tar.gz"
 checksum=60dbcec8aedcbb2545202ad97d41e592f232b8fc842ea25a7998c88a385148d5
 nocross=yes
-nopie=yes
+export OCAMLPARAM="safe-string=0,_"
 
+do_check() {
+	:
+}
 do_install() {
 	vbin polygen