diff --git a/srcpkgs/sudoku/patches/musl-file.patch b/srcpkgs/sudoku/patches/musl-file.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a9e2470f027
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/sudoku/patches/musl-file.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+--- sudoku.c	2015-03-13 16:20:28.000000000 +0100
++++ sudoku.c	2017-12-22 19:44:59.484598329 +0100
+@@ -369,7 +369,8 @@
+ static int opt_solve = 0;
+ static int opt_restrict = 0;
+ 
+-static FILE default_template_file;  /* We will use only the address of it. */
++/* We will use only the address of it. */
++static FILE* default_template_file = (FILE *)0x000000001;
+ static int default_template_siz = 0;
+ static int default_template_pos = 0;
+ 
+@@ -384,7 +385,7 @@
+         && strcmp(mode, "r") == 0) {
+         stream = fopen(filename, "r");
+         if (0 == stream && strcmp(TEMPLATE_FALLBACK, filename) == 0) {
+-            stream = &default_template_file;
++            stream = default_template_file;
+             default_template_siz = sizeof(default_template) * 4;
+             default_template_pos = 0;
+         }
+@@ -397,7 +398,7 @@
+ tclose (FILE *  stream)
+ {
+     int ret = -1;
+-    if (stream == &default_template_file) {
++    if (stream == default_template_file) {
+         default_template_siz = 0;
+         default_template_pos = 0;
+         ret = 0;
+@@ -414,7 +415,7 @@
+        int      origin)
+ {
+     int ret = -1;
+-    if (stream != &default_template_file) {
++    if (stream != default_template_file) {
+         ret = fseek(stream,
+                     offset,
+                     origin);
+@@ -454,7 +455,7 @@
+        FILE *    stream)
+ {
+     char * ret = 0;
+-    if (stream == &default_template_file) {
++    if (stream == default_template_file) {
+         int i = 0;
+         if (str != 0
+             && n > 0
diff --git a/srcpkgs/sudoku/template b/srcpkgs/sudoku/template
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..606bdd9557c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/sudoku/template
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Template file for 'sudoku'
+pkgname=sudoku
+version=1.0.5
+revision=1
+build_style=gnu-makefile
+makedepends="ncurses-devel"
+short_desc="Sudoku solver based on the initial work of Michael Kennett"
+maintainer="Nick Hahn <nick.hahn@hotmail.de>"
+license="Public Domain"
+homepage="https://github.com/cinemast/sudoku"
+distfiles="https://github.com/cinemast/sudoku/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=3ce6d9b237546d4ac7cdb7a6bb0e47d5c99e696a710b8935bce40dc706d32ff2
+
+do_install() {
+	vbin sudoku
+	vman sudoku.6
+	vinstall template 644 /usr/share/sudoku/
+}