diff --git a/srcpkgs/kadu/template b/srcpkgs/kadu/template
index 0d6a5c80f66..e694bc63e4b 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/kadu/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/kadu/template
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ pre_configure() {
 		-e "s;unity_integration$;;" \
 		-e "s;indicator_docking$;;" \
 		-e "s;word_fix$;;"
+	# Using the __useconds_t type is wrong here, see man usleep(3)
+	sed -i ${wrksrc}/plugins/pcspeaker/pcspeaker-notifier.cpp \
+		-e "s;__useconds_t;useconds_t;g"
 }
 
 kadu-data_package() {