diff --git a/sys-libs/basu/basu-0.2.1.ebuild b/sys-libs/basu/basu-0.2.1.ebuild
index f83f367138c9..fe121b910020 100644
--- a/sys-libs/basu/basu-0.2.1.ebuild
+++ b/sys-libs/basu/basu-0.2.1.ebuild
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ BDEPEND="${PYTHON_DEPS}
 	dev-util/gperf
 "
 
+PATCHES=(
+	"${FILESDIR}"/${P}-fix_lld.patch #918937
+)
+
 src_configure() {
 	local emesonargs=(
 		$(meson_feature audit)
diff --git a/sys-libs/basu/files/basu-0.2.1-fix_lld.patch b/sys-libs/basu/files/basu-0.2.1-fix_lld.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f8c73d11ca68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sys-libs/basu/files/basu-0.2.1-fix_lld.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+see https://bugs.gentoo.org/918937
+from upstream https://git.sr.ht/~emersion/basu/commit/a08cf5a575325435040d35710dbac3d0c32b1676.patch
+Drop unused symbols from version script
+--- a/src/libsystemd/libsystemd.sym
++++ b/src/libsystemd/libsystemd.sym
+@@ -72,9 +72,6 @@ global:
+         sd_bus_get_current_message;
+         sd_bus_get_current_handler;
+         sd_bus_get_current_userdata;
+-        sd_bus_attach_event;
+-        sd_bus_detach_event;
+-        sd_bus_get_event;
+         sd_bus_add_filter;
+         sd_bus_add_match;
+         sd_bus_add_object;