diff --git a/package/gnome2/sawfish/gcc40.patch b/package/gnome2/sawfish/gcc40.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..671ff6eb0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/gnome2/sawfish/gcc40.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+diff -dur sawfish-1.3/src/main.c src.sawfish.1134811799.5694.2785284834/sawfish-1.3/src/main.c
+--- sawfish-1.3/src/main.c	2003-01-12 21:35:23.000000000 +0100
++++ src.sawfish.1134811799.5694.2785284834/sawfish-1.3/src/main.c	2005-12-20 00:15:57.000000000 +0100
+@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
+ int exit_code = ec_no_exit;
+ 
+ /* Saved value of argv[0] */
+-static char *prog_name;
++char *prog_name;
+ 
+ DEFSYM(sawfish_directory, "sawfish-directory");
+ DEFSYM(sawfish_lisp_lib_directory, "sawfish-lisp-lib-directory");