diff --git a/srcpkgs/kodi/patches/fix-curl-750-compatibility.patch b/srcpkgs/kodi/patches/fix-curl-750-compatibility.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fe8136d781c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/kodi/patches/fix-curl-750-compatibility.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+diff --git a/xbmc/filesystem/CurlFile.h b/xbmc/filesystem/CurlFile.h
+index b4f5046..81a5ae5 100644
+--- a/xbmc/filesystem/CurlFile.h
++++ b/xbmc/filesystem/CurlFile.h
+@@ -24,11 +24,17 @@
+ #include <map>
+ #include <string>
+ #include "utils/HttpHeader.h"
++#include <curl/curlver.h>
+ 
+ namespace XCURL
+ {
++#if LIBCURL_VERSION_NUM >= 0x073200
++  typedef struct Curl_easy CURL_HANDLE;
++  typedef struct Curl_multi CURLM;
++#else
+   typedef void CURL_HANDLE;
+   typedef void CURLM;
++#endif
+   struct curl_slist;
+ }
+ 
+diff --git a/xbmc/filesystem/DllLibCurl.h b/xbmc/filesystem/DllLibCurl.h
+index db97f92..9e78a91 100644
+--- a/xbmc/filesystem/DllLibCurl.h
++++ b/xbmc/filesystem/DllLibCurl.h
+@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ namespace XCURL
+     virtual CURLMcode multi_fdset(CURLM *multi_handle, fd_set *read_fd_set, fd_set *write_fd_set, fd_set *exc_fd_set, int *max_fd)=0;
+     virtual CURLMcode multi_timeout(CURLM *multi_handle, long *timeout)=0;
+     virtual CURLMsg*  multi_info_read(CURLM *multi_handle, int *msgs_in_queue)=0;
+-    virtual void multi_cleanup(CURL_HANDLE * handle )=0;
++    virtual CURLMcode multi_cleanup(CURLM * handle )=0;
+     virtual struct curl_slist* slist_append(struct curl_slist *, const char *)=0;
+     virtual void  slist_free_all(struct curl_slist *)=0;
+   };
+@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ namespace XCURL
+     DEFINE_METHOD5(CURLMcode, multi_fdset, (CURLM *p1, fd_set *p2, fd_set *p3, fd_set *p4, int *p5))
+     DEFINE_METHOD2(CURLMcode, multi_timeout, (CURLM *p1, long *p2))
+     DEFINE_METHOD2(CURLMsg*,  multi_info_read, (CURLM *p1, int *p2))
+-    DEFINE_METHOD1(void, multi_cleanup, (CURLM *p1))
++    DEFINE_METHOD1(CURLMcode, multi_cleanup, (CURLM *p1))
+     DEFINE_METHOD2(struct curl_slist*, slist_append, (struct curl_slist * p1, const char * p2))
+     DEFINE_METHOD1(void, slist_free_all, (struct curl_slist * p1))
+     DEFINE_METHOD1(const char *, easy_strerror, (CURLcode p1))
diff --git a/srcpkgs/kodi/template b/srcpkgs/kodi/template
index d3ec782bb90..17d5abb094c 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/kodi/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/kodi/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'kodi'
 pkgname=kodi
 version=16.1
-revision=4
+revision=5
 patch_args="-Np1"
 _codename="Jarvis"
 wrksrc="xbmc-${version}-${_codename}"
@@ -42,7 +42,10 @@ case "$XBPS_MACHINE" in
 	*) hostmakedepends+=" swig openjdk-jre";;
 esac
 
-broken="https://build.voidlinux.eu/builders/x86_64-musl_builder/builds/12849/steps/shell_3/logs/stdio (broken with curl-7.50)"
+# The patch fix-curl-750-compatibility.patch patches the kodi code to build against curl >= 7.50.0
+# since there were some forward declarations that conflicted after the changes in that curl release.
+# The upstream pull request can be found at https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/pull/10160
+# Any updates to this package should bear the upstream PR in mind.
 
 # XXX http://build.voidlinux.eu/builders/x86_64_builder/builds/10520/steps/shell_3/logs/stdio
 CXXFLAGS="-fpermissive"