diff --git a/templates/OpenRC/build.diff b/templates/OpenRC/build.diff
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4ed2c4fccfd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/OpenRC/build.diff
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+--- src/rc/rc.c.orig	2009-06-20 08:14:19.018885584 +0200
++++ src/rc/rc.c	2009-06-20 08:13:52.000000000 +0200
+@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ const char rc_copyright[] = "Copyright (
+ 
+ #ifdef __linux__
+ #  include <asm/setup.h> /* for COMMAND_LINE_SIZE */
++#  ifndef COMMAND_LINE_SIZE
++#    define COMMAND_LINE_SIZE	2048
++#  endif
+ #endif
+ 
+ #include <errno.h>
diff --git a/templates/OpenRC/template b/templates/OpenRC/template
index fd344fafdf5..b7ff7d65e6f 100644
--- a/templates/OpenRC/template
+++ b/templates/OpenRC/template
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 # Template file for 'OpenRC'
 pkgname=OpenRC
-version=20090513
-wrksrc=openrc
+version=0.5.0
+wrksrc=openrc-${version}
 patch_files="xbps-locale-service.diff"
-distfiles="http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/openrc/openrc-$version.tar.bz2"
+distfiles="http://roy.marples.name/downloads/openrc/openrc-$version.tar.bz2"
 build_style=gnu_makefile
 short_desc="Universal init system"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
-checksum=eb764438651d7f265379dc794cd8a3d1557990df7e448a9728c39bcd2187ab70
+checksum=168a19c38572e8f822137676eeae6233b507c8b8efcf19421cdc8675fc22e4c1
 long_desc="
  OpenRC is a dependency based init system that works with the system
  provided init program, normally /sbin/init. It is not a replacement for