diff --git a/games-board/gnubg/gnubg-1.05.000.ebuild b/games-board/gnubg/gnubg-1.05.000.ebuild
index 90c280ab76a5c..1399aa905ca0a 100644
--- a/games-board/gnubg/gnubg-1.05.000.ebuild
+++ b/games-board/gnubg/gnubg-1.05.000.ebuild
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ src_prepare() {
 		-e '/^gnubgiconsdir / s#=.*#= /usr/share#' \
 		-e '/^gnubgpixmapsdir / s#=.*#= /usr/share/pixmaps#' \
 		pixmaps/Makefile.in || die
+	sed -i \
+		-e '1i#include <config.h>' \
+		copying.c || die #551896
 }
 
 src_configure() {