diff --git a/package/base/glibc/glibc27/glibc-2.7-fnstsw.patch b/package/base/glibc/glibc27/glibc-2.7-fnstsw.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..34ef09729
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/base/glibc/glibc27/glibc-2.7-fnstsw.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+
+http://www.nabble.com/PATCH:-Use-short-for-fnstsw-td14775171.html
+
+--- ./sysdeps/i386/fpu/ftestexcept.c.orig	2008-06-18 23:13:34.000000000 +0200
++++ ./sysdeps/i386/fpu/ftestexcept.c	2008-06-18 23:13:46.000000000 +0200
+@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
+ int
+ fetestexcept (int excepts)
+ {
+-  int temp;
++  short temp;
+   int xtemp = 0;
+ 
+   /* Get current exceptions.  */