diff --git a/dev-vcs/rcs/files/rcs-5.10.1-pointerfun.patch b/dev-vcs/rcs/files/rcs-5.10.1-pointerfun.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..7d6894db2a011
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev-vcs/rcs/files/rcs-5.10.1-pointerfun.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+diff '--color=auto' -ruN rcs-5.10.1.orig/src/b-divvy.c rcs-5.10.1/src/b-divvy.c
+--- rcs-5.10.1.orig/src/b-divvy.c	2022-01-27 03:13:37.000000000 +0100
++++ rcs-5.10.1/src/b-divvy.c	2024-11-11 01:25:31.633541338 +0100
+@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
+   struct divvy *divvy = TMALLOC (struct divvy);
+ 
+   divvy->name = name;
+-  obstack_alloc_failed_handler = xalloc_die;
++  obstack_alloc_failed_handler = (__attribute_noreturn__ void (*)(void))xalloc_die;
+   obstack_init (&divvy->space);
+ 
+   /* Set alignment to avoid segfault (on some hosts).
diff --git a/dev-vcs/rcs/rcs-5.10.1-r1.ebuild b/dev-vcs/rcs/rcs-5.10.1-r1.ebuild
index fe2b78e27c2de..ef13e0a3dd382 100644
--- a/dev-vcs/rcs/rcs-5.10.1-r1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-vcs/rcs/rcs-5.10.1-r1.ebuild
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2023 Gentoo Authors
+# Copyright 1999-2024 Gentoo Authors
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
 EAPI=8
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ BDEPEND="$(unpacker_src_uri_depends)"
 
 PATCHES=(
 	"${FILESDIR}"/${PN}-5.10.1-configure-clang16.patch
+	"${FILESDIR}"/${PN}-5.10.1-pointerfun.patch
 )
 
 src_prepare() {