diff --git a/srcpkgs/sudo/patches/mksigname-for-host.patch b/srcpkgs/sudo/patches/mksigname-for-host.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..500124a53a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/sudo/patches/mksigname-for-host.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+mksig{list,name} must be built for the host not target.
+
+--- lib/util/Makefile.in.orig	2015-03-19 17:17:25.578303273 +0100
++++ lib/util/Makefile.in	2015-03-19 17:17:55.059482991 +0100
+@@ -146,10 +146,10 @@ signame.c: mksigname
+ 	./mksigname > $@
+ 
+ mksiglist: $(srcdir)/mksiglist.c $(srcdir)/mksiglist.h $(incdir)/sudo_compat.h $(top_builddir)/config.h
+-	$(CC) $(CPPFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) $(DEFS) $(srcdir)/mksiglist.c -o $@
++	$(BUILD_CC) $(CPPFLAGS) $(BUILD_CFLAGS) $(DEFS) $(srcdir)/mksiglist.c -o $@
+ 
+ mksigname: $(srcdir)/mksigname.c $(srcdir)/mksigname.h $(incdir)/sudo_compat.h $(top_builddir)/config.h
+-	$(CC) $(CPPFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) $(DEFS) $(srcdir)/mksigname.c -o $@
++	$(BUILD_CC) $(CPPFLAGS) $(BUILD_CFLAGS) $(DEFS) $(srcdir)/mksigname.c -o $@
+ 
+ $(srcdir)/mksiglist.h: $(srcdir)/siglist.in
+ 	@if [ -n "$(DEVEL)" ]; then \
diff --git a/srcpkgs/sudo/template b/srcpkgs/sudo/template
index 02dbbce005f..7904ae7c2a8 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/sudo/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/sudo/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template build file for 'sudo'.
 pkgname=sudo
 version=1.8.12
-revision=4
+revision=5
 build_pie=yes
 lib32disabled=yes
 build_style=gnu-configure