diff --git a/x11-misc/slock/files/slock-1.3-dontdieonme.patch b/x11-misc/slock/files/slock-1.3-dontdieonme.patch
index dd08ba710b577..bda110a2d5e61 100644
--- a/x11-misc/slock/files/slock-1.3-dontdieonme.patch
+++ b/x11-misc/slock/files/slock-1.3-dontdieonme.patch
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 --- a/slock.c
 +++ b/slock.c
-@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@
- 	va_start(ap, errstr);
- 	vfprintf(stderr, errstr, ap);
- 	va_end(ap);
--	exit(1);
- }
+@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
+ 		die("buffer too small\n");
+ 
+ 	if (fd < 0 || write(fd, value, length) != length || close(fd) != 0)
+-		die("cannot disable the out-of-memory killer for this process (make sure to suid or sgid slock)\n");
++		fprintf(stderr, "cannot disable the out-of-memory killer for this process (make sure to suid or sgid slock)\n");
+ }
+ #endif
  
- #ifdef __linux__
diff --git a/x11-misc/slock/slock-1.3.ebuild b/x11-misc/slock/slock-1.3-r1.ebuild
similarity index 100%
rename from x11-misc/slock/slock-1.3.ebuild
rename to x11-misc/slock/slock-1.3-r1.ebuild