diff --git a/sys-fs/mdadm/files/mdadm-2.6.4-mdassemble.patch b/sys-fs/mdadm/files/mdadm-2.6.4-mdassemble.patch
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sys-fs/mdadm/files/mdadm-2.6.4-mdassemble.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+http://bugs.gentoo.org/211426
+
+make default mdassemble sane
+
+--- Makefile
++++ Makefile
+@@ -121,8 +121,7 @@
+ 	$(CC) $(CXFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -o test_stripe -DMAIN restripe.c
+ 
+ mdassemble : $(ASSEMBLE_SRCS) mdadm.h
+-	rm -f $(OBJS)
+-	$(DIET_GCC) $(ASSEMBLE_FLAGS) -o mdassemble $(ASSEMBLE_SRCS)  $(STATICSRC)
++	$(CC) $(LDFLAGS) $(ASSEMBLE_FLAGS) -DHAVE_STDINT_H -o mdassemble $(ASSEMBLE_SRCS) $(STATICSRC)
+ 
+ mdassemble.static : $(ASSEMBLE_SRCS) mdadm.h
+ 	rm -f $(OBJS)