diff --git a/srcpkgs/rsstail/patches/fix-1779.patch b/srcpkgs/rsstail/patches/fix-1779.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c73974523ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/rsstail/patches/fix-1779.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+--- Makefile.orig
++++ Makefile
+@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
+ 
+ DEBUG=-g
+ LDFLAGS=-lmrss $(DEBUG)
+-CFLAGS=-O2 -Wall -DVERSION=\"$(VERSION)\" $(DEBUG)
++override LDFLAGS:=-lmrss $(LDFLAGS)
++override CFLAGS+=-Wall -DVERSION=\"$(VERSION)\" $(DEBUG)
+ 
+ OBJS=r2t.o
+ 
diff --git a/srcpkgs/rsstail/template b/srcpkgs/rsstail/template
index 4f0ea27ff6f..a2d1be7f6d0 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/rsstail/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/rsstail/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'rsstail'
 pkgname=rsstail
 version=1.8
-revision=1
+revision=2
 build_style=gnu-makefile
 makedepends="libmrss-devel"
 short_desc="More or less an rss reader"