diff --git a/packages/radare2/shlr-Makefile.patch b/packages/radare2/shlr-Makefile.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..43a6d8c0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/radare2/shlr-Makefile.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+Build against latest release instead of pulling the latest
+git version (which may fail from changes any time).
+
+diff -u -r ../radare2-1.2.1/shlr/Makefile ./shlr/Makefile
+--- ../radare2-1.2.1/shlr/Makefile	2017-02-05 11:37:02.000000000 +0100
++++ ./shlr/Makefile	2017-03-11 12:04:45.817180850 +0100
+@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
+ include ../mk/${COMPILER}.mk
+ 
+ # Build against last capstone release or next
+-CS_RELEASE=0
++CS_RELEASE=1
+ 
+ CAPSTONE_CFLAGS?=-g
+ # CAPSTONE_MAKEFLAGS?=CAPSTONE_ARCHS="arm aarch64"