diff --git a/srcpkgs/CoinMP/patches/mips.patch b/srcpkgs/CoinMP/patches/mips.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..badc0ebe63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/CoinMP/patches/mips.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+Avoid `mips' as a parameter name. It is a reserved name for mips* targets.
+
+--- Cbc/src/CbcModel.hpp	2015-07-07 22:44:40.000000000 +0200
++++ Cbc/src/CbcModel.hpp	2018-01-14 13:49:12.277278333 +0100
+@@ -2394,8 +2394,8 @@
+     void redoWalkBack();
+     //@}
+     
+-    void setMIPStart( const std::vector< std::pair< std::string, double > > &mips ) {
+-       this->mipStart_ = mips;
++    void setMIPStart( const std::vector< std::pair< std::string, double > > &start ) {
++       this->mipStart_ = start;
+     }
+ 
+     const std::vector< std::pair< std::string, double > > &getMIPStart() {