diff --git a/srcpkgs/sudo/patches/uid_t_needs_unistd.h.patch b/srcpkgs/sudo/patches/uid_t_needs_unistd.h.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9d197052a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/sudo/patches/uid_t_needs_unistd.h.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+--- include/sudo_compat.h.orig	2015-03-17 11:02:15.190461995 +0100
++++ include/sudo_compat.h	2015-03-17 11:02:36.493190547 +0100
+@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
+ # include <stddef.h>
+ #endif
+ #include <stdarg.h>
++#include <unistd.h>
+ 
+ /*
+  * Macros and functions that may be missing on some operating systems.
diff --git a/srcpkgs/sudo/template b/srcpkgs/sudo/template
index ba94d2fa7b..8ad38410c2 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/sudo/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/sudo/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template build file for 'sudo'.
 pkgname=sudo
 version=1.8.12
-revision=2
+revision=3
 lib32disabled=yes
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--with-ignore-dot -with-all-insults --with-env-editor