diff --git a/srcpkgs/ht/patches/fix-build.patch b/srcpkgs/ht/patches/fix-build.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bcbc8f170af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/ht/patches/fix-build.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- htapp.cc.orig	2018-01-10 18:38:43.062092621 +0100
++++ htapp.cc	2018-01-10 18:39:04.732035497 +0100
+@@ -3023,7 +3023,7 @@ static uint isqr(uint u)
+ {
+ 	uint a = 2;
+ 	uint b = u/a;
+-	while (abs(a - b) > 1) {
++	while (abs((long int)a - (long int)b) > 1) {
+ 		a = (a+b)/2;
+ 		b = u/a;
+         }
diff --git a/srcpkgs/ht/template b/srcpkgs/ht/template
index 73aa1b8da1d..b12a4efb6c6 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/ht/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/ht/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'ht'
 pkgname=ht
 version=2.1.0
-revision=1
+revision=2
 build_style=gnu-configure
 makedepends="ncurses-devel lzo-devel"
 short_desc="File editor/viewer/analyzer for executables"