diff --git a/srcpkgs/dar/patches/fix-configure.patch b/srcpkgs/dar/patches/fix-configure.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1fc7e28f33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/dar/patches/fix-configure.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+Disable cross compile checks for libgcrypt usability
+tests. They are not required.
+
+--- configure	2015-10-18 14:02:02.423216637 +0200
++++ configure	2015-10-18 14:04:45.198228372 +0200
+@@ -22294,7 +22294,7 @@
+ 
+ 		 { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for libgcrypt usability" >&5
+ $as_echo_n "checking for libgcrypt usability... " >&6; }
+-                 if test "$cross_compiling" = yes; then :
++                 if test "$cross_compiling" = xxx; then :
+   { { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: error: in \`$ac_pwd':" >&5
+ $as_echo "$as_me: error: in \`$ac_pwd':" >&2;}
+ as_fn_error $? "cannot run test program while cross compiling
+@@ -22334,7 +22334,7 @@
+ 
+ 				  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: ok" >&5
+ $as_echo "ok" >&6; }
+-                                  if test "$cross_compiling" = yes; then :
++                                  if test "$cross_compiling" = xxx; then :
+   { { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: error: in \`$ac_pwd':" >&5
+ $as_echo "$as_me: error: in \`$ac_pwd':" >&2;}
+ as_fn_error $? "cannot run test program while cross compiling
diff --git a/srcpkgs/dar/patches/musl-getopt.patch b/srcpkgs/dar/patches/musl-getopt.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..583c0201ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/dar/patches/musl-getopt.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+Since the musl libc constellation results in unistd.h being
+included, which defines the getopt() function but not the
+getopt globals, define them here as well.
+
+--- src/dar_suite/my_getopt_long.h	2015-10-17 10:42:50.000000000 +0200
++++ src/dar_suite/my_getopt_long.h	2015-10-18 13:13:32.631006858 +0200
+@@ -27,6 +27,12 @@
+ #ifndef MY_GETOPT_LONG_H
+ #define MY_GETOPT_LONG_H
+ 
++#if !defined(__GLIBC__)
++// declare externs which would be defined when including getopt.h
++extern char *optarg;
++extern int optind, opterr, optopt, optreset;
++#endif
++
+ // getopt may be declated in <unistd.h> on systems like FreeBSD.
+ // if you want to use libgnugetopt you need to include <getopt.h>
+ // on this system. Thus a conflict appear because the getopt is
diff --git a/srcpkgs/dar/template b/srcpkgs/dar/template
index cf810e5fe0..6633def76c 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/dar/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/dar/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'dar'
 pkgname=dar
 version=2.5.1
-revision=1
+revision=2
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--disable-upx --disable-build-html"
 conf_files="/etc/darrc"