diff --git a/srcpkgs/gpm/files/gpm.service b/srcpkgs/gpm/files/gpm.service
deleted file mode 100644
index 510ee9f8570..00000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/gpm/files/gpm.service
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-[Unit]
-Description=Virtual console mouse server
-
-[Service]
-Type=forking
-ExecStart=/usr/bin/gpm -m /dev/input/mice -t imps2
-
-[Install]
-WantedBy=multi-user.target
diff --git a/srcpkgs/gpm/patches/musl-fcntl.patch b/srcpkgs/gpm/patches/musl-fcntl.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8c5e8fa69bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/gpm/patches/musl-fcntl.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+The location <sys/fcntl.h> is wrong, it is just <fcntl.h>
+
+--- src/lib/liblow.c	2012-10-26 23:21:38.000000000 +0200
++++ src/lib/liblow.c	2015-06-22 15:36:38.956046661 +0200
+@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
+ #include <sys/types.h>     /* socket() */
+ #include <sys/socket.h>    /* socket() */
+ #include <sys/un.h>        /* struct sockaddr_un */
+-#include <sys/fcntl.h>     /* O_RDONLY */
++#include <fcntl.h>         /* O_RDONLY */
+ #include <sys/stat.h>      /* stat() */
+ 
+ #ifdef  SIGTSTP         /* true if BSD system */
+--- src/daemon/gpm.c	2012-10-26 23:21:38.000000000 +0200
++++ src/daemon/gpm.c	2015-06-22 15:44:46.825020280 +0200
+@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
+ #include <signal.h>        /* SIGPIPE */
+ #include <time.h>          /* time() */
+ #include <sys/param.h>
+-#include <sys/fcntl.h>     /* O_RDONLY */
++#include <fcntl.h>         /* O_RDONLY */
+ #include <sys/wait.h>      /* wait()   */
+ #include <sys/stat.h>      /* mkdir()  */
+ #include <sys/time.h>      /* timeval */
diff --git a/srcpkgs/gpm/patches/musl-gpm_h.patch b/srcpkgs/gpm/patches/musl-gpm_h.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9ba322c4f4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/gpm/patches/musl-gpm_h.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+There is no -Isrc/headers, thus specify gpm.h relative location
+
+--- src/prog/get-versions.c	2012-10-26 23:21:38.000000000 +0200
++++ src/prog/get-versions.c	2015-06-22 15:49:30.536004939 +0200
+@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
+  ********/
+ 
+ #include <stdio.h>            /* printf()             */
+-#include <gpm.h>              /* gpm information      */
++#include "headers/gpm.h"      /* gpm information      */
+ 
+ int main()
+ {
diff --git a/srcpkgs/gpm/patches/musl-linux_major_h.patch b/srcpkgs/gpm/patches/musl-linux_major_h.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d2671102c69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/gpm/patches/musl-linux_major_h.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+The macro major() is defined in sys/sysmacros.h
+
+--- src/daemon/open_console.c	2012-10-26 23:21:38.000000000 +0200
++++ src/daemon/open_console.c	2015-06-22 16:13:14.921927918 +0200
+@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
+ 
+ /* Linux specific (to be outsourced in gpm2 */
+ #include <linux/serial.h>           /* for serial console check */
++#include <sys/sysmacros.h>          /* for major() */
+ #include <asm/ioctls.h>            /* for serial console check */
+ 
+ 
diff --git a/srcpkgs/gpm/patches/musl-select.patch b/srcpkgs/gpm/patches/musl-select.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..02f8d1b8af9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/gpm/patches/musl-select.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+The FD_ISSET macro and fd_set are defined in sys/select.h
+
+--- src/prog/display-buttons.c	2012-10-26 23:21:38.000000000 +0200
++++ src/prog/display-buttons.c	2015-06-22 15:40:19.594034730 +0200
+@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@
+ #include <stdio.h>            /* printf()             */
+ #include <time.h>             /* time()               */
+ #include <errno.h>            /* errno                */
+-#include <gpm.h>              /* gpm information      */
++#include <sys/select.h>       /* FD_ISSET             */
++#include "headers/gpm.h"      /* gpm information      */
+ 
+ /* display resulting data */
+ int display_data(Gpm_Event *event, void *data)
+--- src/prog/display-coords.c	2012-10-26 23:21:38.000000000 +0200
++++ src/prog/display-coords.c	2015-06-22 15:41:05.433032252 +0200
+@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@
+ #include <stdio.h>            /* printf()             */
+ #include <time.h>             /* time()               */
+ #include <errno.h>            /* errno                */
+-#include <gpm.h>              /* gpm information      */
++#include <sys/select.h>       /* FD_ISSET             */
++#include "headers/gpm.h"      /* gpm information      */
+ 
+ /* display resulting data */
+ int display_data(Gpm_Event *event, void *data)
+--- src/prog/open_console.c	2012-10-26 23:21:38.000000000 +0200
++++ src/prog/open_console.c	2015-06-22 15:40:35.002033897 +0200
+@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
+ #include "headers/message.h"        /* messaging in gpm */
+ #include "headers/daemon.h"         /* daemon internals */
+ #include <fcntl.h>
++#include <sys/select.h>
+ 
+ int open_console(const int mode)
+ {
diff --git a/srcpkgs/gpm/patches/musl-sigaction.patch b/srcpkgs/gpm/patches/musl-sigaction.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b5a0f043912
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/gpm/patches/musl-sigaction.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+Use the generic sigemptyset() available on both, glibc and musl libc
+The SA_INTERRUPT is not defined in musl libc. Copy the (unused?)
+definition from glibc's header bits/sigaction.h
+
+--- src/prog/gpm-root.y	2012-10-26 23:21:38.000000000 +0200
++++ src/prog/gpm-root.y	2015-06-22 15:56:19.167982843 +0200
+@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@
+ #define minor(dev) ((dev)&0xff)
+ #endif
+ 
++#if !defined(SA_INTERRUPT)
++# define SA_INTERRUPT 0x20000000 /* Historical no-op.  */
++#endif
+ 
+ #define GPM_NULL_DEV "/dev/null"
+ 
+@@ -1196,11 +1199,7 @@
+                                                         LOG_DAEMON : LOG_USER);
+    /* reap your zombies */
+    childaction.sa_handler=reap_children;
+-#if defined(__GLIBC__)
+-   __sigemptyset(&childaction.sa_mask);
+-#else /* __GLIBC__ */
+-   childaction.sa_mask=0;
+-#endif /* __GLIBC__ */
++   sigemptyset(&childaction.sa_mask);
+    childaction.sa_flags=SA_INTERRUPT; /* need to break the select() call */
+    sigaction(SIGCHLD,&childaction,NULL);
+ 
diff --git a/srcpkgs/gpm/template b/srcpkgs/gpm/template
index 1ee3e67c8c5..68e87bbdc03 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gpm/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gpm/template
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'gpm'
 pkgname=gpm
 version=1.20.7
-revision=7
-build_options="systemd"
+revision=8
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--sbindir=/usr/bin"
 hostmakedepends="automake libtool flex"
@@ -23,9 +22,6 @@ post_install() {
 	touch ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/info/dir
 
 	vinstall ${FILESDIR}/gpm.sh 644 etc/profile.d
-	if [ "$build_option_systemd" ]; then
-		vinstall ${FILESDIR}/gpm.service 644 usr/lib/systemd/system
-	fi
 	vsv gpm
 }
 gpm-devel_package() {