diff --git a/srcpkgs/kbd/files/error.h b/srcpkgs/kbd/files/error.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5eb8ed5115
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/kbd/files/error.h
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#ifndef ERROR_H
+#define ERROR_H
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdarg.h>
+#include <err.h>
+
+static inline void error(int status, int errnum, const char *fmt, ...)
+{
+	va_list ap;
+	void (*errfunc[2])(int, const char *, va_list) = { &verr, &verrx };
+	void (*warnfunc[2])(const char *, va_list) = { &vwarn, &vwarnx };
+	fflush(stdout);
+	va_start(ap, fmt);
+	if (status != 0)
+		errfunc[errnum==0](status, fmt, ap); /* does not return */
+	warnfunc[errnum==0](fmt, ap);
+	va_end(ap);
+}
+#endif
diff --git a/srcpkgs/kbd/template b/srcpkgs/kbd/template
index 9a9b04e959..eb9a8fe300 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/kbd/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/kbd/template
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ pre_configure() {
 	sed -e '/^PKG_CHECK_MODULES.*/d' -i configure.ac
 	sed -e 's,tests ,,g' -i Makefile.am
 
-	$XBPS_FETCH_CMD http://git.alpinelinux.org/cgit/aports/plain/main/kbd/error.h
+	cp $FILESDIR/error.h .
 	autoreconf -fi
 }
 post_install() {