diff --git a/srcpkgs/dmd2.081/patches/backport-ld-exit.patch b/srcpkgs/dmd2.081/patches/backport-ld-exit.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a3012be7bee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/dmd2.081/patches/backport-ld-exit.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- dmd/src/dmd/link.d
++++ dmd/src/dmd/link.d
+@@ -685,7 +685,7 @@ public int runLINK()
+             close(fds[0]);
+             execvp(argv[0], cast(char**)argv.tdata());
+             perror(argv[0]); // failed to execute
+-            return -1;
++            _exit(-1);
+         }
+         else if (childpid == -1)
+         {
diff --git a/srcpkgs/dmd2.081/template b/srcpkgs/dmd2.081/template
index 6bb0d3160ab..79aad094008 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/dmd2.081/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/dmd2.081/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'dmd2.081'
 pkgname=dmd2.081
 version=2.081.1
-revision=2
+revision=3
 create_wrksrc=yes
 hostmakedepends="which"
 makedepends="dmd-bootstrap"