diff --git a/package/fake/mythtv/linuxtypes-hotfix.patch b/package/fake/mythtv/linuxtypes-hotfix.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d9645f4ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/fake/mythtv/linuxtypes-hotfix.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+--- ./libs/libmyth/mythcdrom-linux.cpp.orig	2004-10-25 16:22:08.000000000 +0200
++++ ./libs/libmyth/mythcdrom-linux.cpp	2004-10-25 17:32:04.000000000 +0200
+@@ -1,3 +1,16 @@
++
++/* <do not do that at home kids> */
++/* simply setting _LOOSE_KERNEL_NAMES is not enough */
++#include <linux/types.h>
++
++extern "C" off_t lseek(int fildes, off_t offset, int whence);
++extern "C" ssize_t read(int fd, void *buf, size_t count);
++
++#define _UNISTD_H
++#define _SYS_TYPES_H
++#define _SYS_SELECT_H
++/* </do not do that at home kids> */
++
+ #include "mythcdrom.h"
+ #include <sys/ioctl.h>                // ioctls
+ #include <linux/cdrom.h>        // old ioctls for cdrom