diff --git a/media-gfx/sxiv/sxiv-26.ebuild b/media-gfx/sxiv/sxiv-26.ebuild
index ff78c92751b8f..890ffab338b5b 100644
--- a/media-gfx/sxiv/sxiv-26.ebuild
+++ b/media-gfx/sxiv/sxiv-26.ebuild
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ RDEPEND="
 "
 DEPEND="${RDEPEND}"
 
+PATCHES=( "${FILESDIR}"/${PN}-25-makefile.patch )
+
 src_prepare() {
 	restore_config config.h
 	default
diff --git a/media-gfx/sxiv/sxiv-9999.ebuild b/media-gfx/sxiv/sxiv-9999.ebuild
index ff78c92751b8f..890ffab338b5b 100644
--- a/media-gfx/sxiv/sxiv-9999.ebuild
+++ b/media-gfx/sxiv/sxiv-9999.ebuild
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ RDEPEND="
 "
 DEPEND="${RDEPEND}"
 
+PATCHES=( "${FILESDIR}"/${PN}-25-makefile.patch )
+
 src_prepare() {
 	restore_config config.h
 	default