diff --git a/net-misc/netstat-nat/files/netstat-nat-1.4.10-docdir.patch b/net-misc/netstat-nat/files/netstat-nat-1.4.10-docdir.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..9edd402621a10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net-misc/netstat-nat/files/netstat-nat-1.4.10-docdir.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+--- a/Makefile.am
++++ b/Makefile.am
+@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
+ bin_PROGRAMS = netstat-nat
+ netstat_nat_SOURCES = netstat-nat.c netstat-nat.h
+-docdir = $(prefix)/share/doc/$(PACKAGE)-$(VERSION)
+ doc_DATA = NEWS README ChangeLog AUTHORS
+ dist_man_MANS = netstat-nat.1
+ EXTRA_DIST = netstat-nat.spec
diff --git a/net-misc/netstat-nat/files/netstat-nat-1.4.10-modern-c.patch b/net-misc/netstat-nat/files/netstat-nat-1.4.10-modern-c.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..c800e73b14744
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net-misc/netstat-nat/files/netstat-nat-1.4.10-modern-c.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+https://bugs.gentoo.org/875149
+--- a/netstat-nat.h
++++ b/netstat-nat.h
+@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@ void ip_addresses_add(struct _ip_addresses **list, const char *dev, const char *
+ int ip_addresses_search(struct _ip_addresses *list, const char *ip);
+ void ip_addresses_free(struct _ip_addresses **list);
+ 
++int string_search(char *string, char *search);
++int search_first_hit(char *search, char *line, char *ret);
++int search_sec_hit(char *search, char *line, char *ret);
+ 
+ #define strcopy(dst, dst_size, src) \
+ 	strncpy(dst, src, (dst_size - 1)); 
diff --git a/net-misc/netstat-nat/netstat-nat-1.4.10.ebuild b/net-misc/netstat-nat/netstat-nat-1.4.10-r1.ebuild
similarity index 78%
rename from net-misc/netstat-nat/netstat-nat-1.4.10.ebuild
rename to net-misc/netstat-nat/netstat-nat-1.4.10-r1.ebuild
index 2d94fe2f5dfc2..3650b7cef189f 100644
--- a/net-misc/netstat-nat/netstat-nat-1.4.10.ebuild
+++ b/net-misc/netstat-nat/netstat-nat-1.4.10-r1.ebuild
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2021 Gentoo Authors
+# Copyright 1999-2023 Gentoo Authors
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
-EAPI=7
+EAPI=8
 
 inherit autotools
 
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ KEYWORDS="amd64 ~arm ppc sparc x86"
 
 PATCHES=(
 	"${FILESDIR}"/${P}-install.patch
+	"${FILESDIR}"/${P}-modern-c.patch
+	"${FILESDIR}"/${P}-docdir.patch
 )
 
 src_prepare() {