diff --git a/srcpkgs/qtfm/patches/make_it_build_fixes.patch b/srcpkgs/qtfm/patches/make_it_build_fixes.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b0814377ad9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/qtfm/patches/make_it_build_fixes.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+diff -Naur src/mymodel.cpp qtfm.new/src/mymodel.cpp
+--- src/mymodel.cpp	2017-10-28 22:06:56.289345197 +0200
++++ qtfm.new/src/mymodel.cpp	2017-10-28 22:07:36.822507089 +0200
+@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@
+ 
+     if(item) return item->absoluteFilePath();
+ 
+-    return false;
++    return "This won't work";
+ }
+ 
+ //---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/srcpkgs/qtfm/template b/srcpkgs/qtfm/template
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7e5920c1bc8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/qtfm/template
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# Template file for 'qtfm'
+pkgname=qtfm
+version=5.9
+revision=1
+build_style=qmake
+hostmakedepends="unzip"
+makedepends="file-devel qt5-devel"
+depends="desktop-file-utils"
+maintainer="cr6git <quark6@protonmail.com>"
+short_desc="Lightweight file manager for Linux desktops based on pure Qt"
+homepage="https://www.linux-apps.com/content/show.php/QtFM?content=158787"
+license="GPL-2"
+distfiles="https://dl.opendesktop.org/api/files/download/id/1466643163/158787-qtfm.zip"
+checksum=07ffd61dd5d4aa7c16f1c544804517b621e3ef1a30eeda97c087219a3cb35128
+wrksrc="qtfm"
+
+if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
+	hostmakedepends+=" qt5-devel"
+fi