diff --git a/sysutils/socket/Makefile b/sysutils/socket/Makefile
index 7d275dfd2e24..b464edd10a0c 100644
--- a/sysutils/socket/Makefile
+++ b/sysutils/socket/Makefile
@@ -1,24 +1,24 @@
 PORTNAME=	socket
 PORTVERSION=	1.2
-PORTREVISION=	1
+PORTREVISION=	2
 CATEGORIES=	sysutils net
 MASTER_SITES=	https://wolfram.schneider.org/src/ LOCAL/wosch
 
 MAINTAINER=	ports@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Create TCP socket and connect to stdin/out
 
 LICENSE=	GPLv1
 
 MAKE_ARGS=	INSTALLMANPATH=${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/share/man
 
 PLIST_FILES=	bin/socket share/man/man1/socket.1.gz
 
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=	DOCS
 
 PORTDOCS=	README
 
 post-install:
 	@${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${DOCSDIR}
 	${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/README ${STAGEDIR}${DOCSDIR}
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/sysutils/socket/files/patch-globals.h b/sysutils/socket/files/patch-globals.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0ad1ee77f125
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sysutils/socket/files/patch-globals.h
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- globals.h.orig
++++ globals.h
+@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
+ void strip_crs A((char *from, char *to, int *sizep)) ;
+ void background A((void)) ;
+ 
+-extern int errno ;
++#include <errno.h>
+ 
+ /* global variables */
+ extern int serverflag ;