diff --git a/sys-fs/inotify-tools/files/inotify-tools-3.20.1-rm-unused-cmd-arg.patch b/sys-fs/inotify-tools/files/inotify-tools-3.20.1-rm-unused-cmd-arg.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..8c4f6f510e2fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sys-fs/inotify-tools/files/inotify-tools-3.20.1-rm-unused-cmd-arg.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- inotify-tools-3.20.1/src/Makefile.am
++++ inotify-tools-3.20.1/src/Makefile.am
+@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
+ inotifywait_SOURCES = inotifywait.c common.c common.h
+ inotifywatch_SOURCES = inotifywatch.c common.c common.h
+ 
+-AM_CFLAGS = -Wall -Werror -Wpointer-arith -std=c99 -I../libinotifytools/src -L../libinotifytools/src
++AM_CFLAGS = -Wall -Werror -Wpointer-arith -std=c99 -I../libinotifytools/src
+ AM_CPPFLAGS = -I$(top_srcdir)/libinotifytools/src
+ LDADD = ../libinotifytools/src/libinotifytools.la
+ 
diff --git a/sys-fs/inotify-tools/inotify-tools-3.20.1.ebuild b/sys-fs/inotify-tools/inotify-tools-3.20.1.ebuild
index 596dc81c50b12..34e25a33f6450 100644
--- a/sys-fs/inotify-tools/inotify-tools-3.20.1.ebuild
+++ b/sys-fs/inotify-tools/inotify-tools-3.20.1.ebuild
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ IUSE="doc"
 DEPEND="doc? ( app-doc/doxygen )"
 RDEPEND=""
 
+PATCHES=( "${FILESDIR}/${P}-rm-unused-cmd-arg.patch" )
+
 src_prepare() {
 	default
 	eautoreconf