diff --git a/games-misc/typespeed/files/typespeed-0.6.5-musl.patch b/games-misc/typespeed/files/typespeed-0.6.5-musl.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..3fd53b328ebdc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/games-misc/typespeed/files/typespeed-0.6.5-musl.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+diff -ur a/typespeed-0.6.5/src/typespeed.h b/typespeed-0.6.5/src/typespeed.h
+--- a/typespeed-0.6.5/src/typespeed.h	2008-08-13 15:36:51.000000000 +0100
++++ b/typespeed-0.6.5/src/typespeed.h	2016-01-01 10:41:54.919998820 +0100
+@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@
+ 
+ #include <stdint.h>
+ #include <stdio.h>
++#include <time.h>
+ 
+ #ifdef WIN32
+ 	#include <dirent.h>
+-	#include <time.h>
+ 
+ 	#ifndef MAXHOSTNAMELEN
+ 		#define MAXHOSTNAMELEN	256
diff --git a/games-misc/typespeed/typespeed-0.6.5.ebuild b/games-misc/typespeed/typespeed-0.6.5.ebuild
index 88c94748349ad..cca2de780baca 100644
--- a/games-misc/typespeed/typespeed-0.6.5.ebuild
+++ b/games-misc/typespeed/typespeed-0.6.5.ebuild
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # $Id$
 
 EAPI=5
-inherit autotools games
+inherit autotools eutils games
 
 DESCRIPTION="Test your typing speed, and get your fingers CPS"
 HOMEPAGE="http://typespeed.sourceforge.net/"
@@ -24,9 +24,8 @@ src_prepare() {
 		-e 's/testsuite//' \
 		-e 's/doc//' \
 		Makefile.am || die
-	sed -i \
-		-e '/^CC =/d' \
-		src/Makefile.am || die
+	sed -i -e '/^CC =/d' src/Makefile.am || die
+	epatch "${FILESDIR}"/${P}-musl.patch
 	rm -rf m4 #417265
 	eautoreconf
 }