diff --git a/package/gnome2/orbitcpp/hotfixes.patch b/package/gnome2/orbitcpp/hotfixes.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..440386b7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/gnome2/orbitcpp/hotfixes.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- ./orbitcpp/idl-compiler/types/IDLInhibited.h.orig	2008-10-26 21:13:11.000000000 +0000
++++ ./orbitcpp/idl-compiler/types/IDLInhibited.h	2008-10-26 21:13:20.000000000 +0000
+@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@
+ 
+ #include "IDLType.h"
+ 
++#include <string.h>
++
+ 
+ template <class Base>
+ class IDLInhibited :