diff --git a/srcpkgs/dante/patches/ppc.patch b/srcpkgs/dante/patches/ppc.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f71bc5c51fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/dante/patches/ppc.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+Source: Debian
+Description: Use a flag, not an ioctl value, for HAVE_SENDBUF_IOCTL
+ The preprocessor throws a hissy fit if we try to check for
+ the truthiness of an ioctl definition itself, at least on PowerPC.
+Author: Peter Pentchev <roam@ringlet.net>
+Forwarded: not-yet
+Last-Update: 2016-04-11
+
+--- libscompat.m4
++++ libscompat.m4
+@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@
+ 
+ 	return 0;
+ }], [AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
+-     AC_DEFINE(HAVE_SENDBUF_IOCTL, TIOCOUTQ, [send buffer data])
++     AC_DEFINE(HAVE_SENDBUF_IOCTL, 1, [send buffer data])
+      AC_DEFINE(SENDBUF_IOCTLVAL, TIOCOUTQ, [send buffer ioctl])],
+     [AC_MSG_RESULT(no)])],
+     [dnl assume no when cross-compiling