diff --git a/srcpkgs/nvi/patches/nvi-31-64bit-int-crash.patch b/srcpkgs/nvi/patches/nvi-31-64bit-int-crash.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..157177df924
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/nvi/patches/nvi-31-64bit-int-crash.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+From: Sven Verdoolaege <skimo@kotnet.org>
+Date: Wed, 30 Dec 2009 08:36:11 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] common/conv.c: fix segmentation fault during conversion on
+ 64bit machines
+
+The second argument of iconv is of type size_t * and not of type int *.
+---
+ common/conv.c | 4 ++--
+ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/common/conv.c b/common/conv.c
+index 02dfd32b..9884a634 100644
+--- a/common/conv.c
++++ b/common/conv.c
+@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ int
+ default_char2int(SCR *sp, const char * str, ssize_t len, CONVWIN *cw, 
+ 		size_t *tolen, CHAR_T **dst, char *enc)
+ {
+-    int i = 0, j;
++    size_t i = 0, j;
+     CHAR_T **tostr = (CHAR_T **)&cw->bp1;
+     size_t  *blen = &cw->blen1;
+     mbstate_t mbs;
+@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ int
+ default_int2char(SCR *sp, const CHAR_T * str, ssize_t len, CONVWIN *cw, 
+ 		size_t *tolen, char **pdst, char *enc)
+ {
+-    int i, j, offset = 0;
++    size_t i, j, offset = 0;
+     char **tostr = (char **)&cw->bp1;
+     size_t  *blen = &cw->blen1;
+     mbstate_t mbs;
+-- 
+2.37.2
+
diff --git a/srcpkgs/nvi/template b/srcpkgs/nvi/template
index 638c80efa22..8a43e9f7a60 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/nvi/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/nvi/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'nvi'
 pkgname=nvi
 version=1.81.6
-revision=18
+revision=19
 build_wrksrc=dist
 build_style=gnu-configure
 makedepends="ncurses-devel db-devel"