diff --git a/sys-apps/util-linux/files/util-linux-2.33.1-fix-struct_termios-check.patch b/sys-apps/util-linux/files/util-linux-2.33.1-fix-struct_termios-check.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..df52af45049b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sys-apps/util-linux/files/util-linux-2.33.1-fix-struct_termios-check.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+From 963413a1adf6767ab17712097e288e1a346f63a7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Khem Raj <raj.khem@gmail.com>
+Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2019 22:38:25 -0800
+Subject: [PATCH] ldattach: Check for value of _HAVE_STRUCT_TERMIOS_C_ISPEED
+
+in glibc 2.29+ checking for just existence of _HAVE_STRUCT_TERMIOS_C_ISPEED
+won't be enough, the value has to be checked
+
+see
+https://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git;a=commit;h=e5a50db36eaa6e8c6427b3a971563240b633ca85
+
+Signed-off-by: Khem Raj <raj.khem@gmail.com>
+---
+ sys-utils/ldattach.c | 2 +-
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/sys-utils/ldattach.c b/sys-utils/ldattach.c
+index d33d68535..fb50711eb 100644
+--- a/sys-utils/ldattach.c
++++ b/sys-utils/ldattach.c
+@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ static int my_cfsetspeed(struct termios *ts, int speed)
+ 	 * -- we have to bypass glibc and set the speed manually (because glibc
+ 	 *    checks for speed and supports Bxxx bit rates only)...
+ 	 */
+-#ifdef _HAVE_STRUCT_TERMIOS_C_ISPEED
++#if _HAVE_STRUCT_TERMIOS_C_ISPEED
+ # define BOTHER 0010000		/* non standard rate */
+ 	dbg("using non-standard speeds");
+ 	ts->c_ospeed = ts->c_ispeed = speed;
+
diff --git a/sys-apps/util-linux/util-linux-2.33.1.ebuild b/sys-apps/util-linux/util-linux-2.33.1.ebuild
index a671878bc1492..503832c70fa63 100644
--- a/sys-apps/util-linux/util-linux-2.33.1.ebuild
+++ b/sys-apps/util-linux/util-linux-2.33.1.ebuild
@@ -90,6 +90,13 @@ src_prepare() {
 		configure || die
 
 	elibtoolize
+
+	# In glibc-2.29+, a lot of changes were made to arch-specific
+	# handling of `struct termios', which breaks atleast MIPS.
+	# The below patch from upstream fixes this, and should be
+	# in the next release.
+	# See: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/utils/util-linux/util-linux.git/commit/?id=963413a1adf6767ab17712097e288e1a346f63a7
+	epatch "${FILESDIR}/${P}-fix-struct_termios-check.patch"
 }
 
 lfs_fallocate_test() {