diff --git a/comms/dsd/files/patch-dsd.h b/comms/dsd/files/patch-dsd.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c1fe4cc50c5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/comms/dsd/files/patch-dsd.h
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- dsd.h.orig	2020-08-28 19:58:20 UTC
++++ dsd.h
+@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
+ /*
+  * global variables
+  */
+-int exitflag;
++extern int exitflag;
+ 
+ 
+ typedef struct
diff --git a/comms/dsd/files/patch-dsd__main.c b/comms/dsd/files/patch-dsd__main.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..cb277b4315e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/comms/dsd/files/patch-dsd__main.c
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- dsd_main.c.orig	2020-08-28 19:59:00 UTC
++++ dsd_main.c
+@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
+ #include "dmr_const.h"
+ #include "provoice_const.h"
+ 
++int exitflag;
++
+ int
+ comp (const void *a, const void *b)
+ {