diff --git a/srcpkgs/libeatmydata/patches/remove-debian-specific-command.patch b/srcpkgs/libeatmydata/patches/remove-debian-specific-command.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6f988b4a485
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/libeatmydata/patches/remove-debian-specific-command.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+From fc0e20e4d4a43c86f9151f74164983bbe7a3a9c7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Andreas Stieger <astieger@suse.com>
+Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2015 00:23:57 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] remove Debian specific command
+
+Remove Debian specific architecture detection and replace with build time setting.
+
+Signed-off-by: Stewart Smith <stewart@flamingspork.com>
+---
+ eatmydata.in | 4 +---
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 3 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git eatmydata.in eatmydata.in
+index 40468db..e37f07c 100644
+--- eatmydata.in
++++ eatmydata.in
+@@ -15,9 +15,7 @@
+ # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ # along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ 
+-export `dpkg-architecture|grep DEB_BUILD_MULTIARCH`
+-
+-shlib="/usr/lib/$DEB_BUILD_MULTIARCH/eatmydata.sh"
++shlib="@libexecdir@/eatmydata.sh"
+ if [ -f "$shlib" ]; then
+     . "$shlib"
+ else
diff --git a/srcpkgs/libeatmydata/template b/srcpkgs/libeatmydata/template
index 90a5f6b9611..3334ca236d9 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libeatmydata/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libeatmydata/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'libeatmydata'
 pkgname=libeatmydata
 version=105
-revision=3
+revision=4
 build_style=gnu-configure
 short_desc="Small LD_PRELOAD library designed to (transparently) disable fsync"
 maintainer="Orphaned <orphan@voidlinux.org>"