diff --git a/net-misc/whois/files/whois-4.7.2-config-file.patch b/net-misc/whois/files/whois-4.7.2-config-file.patch
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net-misc/whois/files/whois-4.7.2-config-file.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+Enable /etc/whois.conf support.
+
+http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=89417
+
+--- config.h
++++ config.h
+@@ -13,5 +13,3 @@
+ /* Configuration file */
+-/*
+ #define CONFIG_FILE "/etc/whois.conf"
+-*/
+