diff --git a/runit-2.1.2-el8.patch b/runit-2.1.2-el8.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..22cd122
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runit-2.1.2-el8.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+diff -Nur --no-dereference admin.old/runit-2.1.2/src/chkshsgr.c admin/runit-2.1.2/src/chkshsgr.c
+--- admin.old/runit-2.1.2/src/chkshsgr.c	2014-08-10 14:22:35.000000000 -0400
++++ admin/runit-2.1.2/src/chkshsgr.c	2024-03-19 09:47:06.132000000 -0400
+@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
+ /* Public domain. */
+ 
++#include <sys/types.h>
++#include <stdlib.h>
++#include <grp.h>
+ #include <unistd.h>
+ 
+-int main()
++int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+ {
+-  short x[4];
++  gid_t x[4];
+ 
+   x[0] = x[1] = 0;
+   if (getgroups(1,x) == 0) if (setgroups(1,x) == -1) _exit(1);
+diff -Nur --no-dereference admin.old/runit-2.1.2/src/Makefile admin/runit-2.1.2/src/Makefile
+--- admin.old/runit-2.1.2/src/Makefile	2014-08-10 14:22:35.000000000 -0400
++++ admin/runit-2.1.2/src/Makefile	2024-03-19 09:55:47.638000000 -0400
+@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@
+ 
+ hasshsgr.h: chkshsgr choose compile hasshsgr.h1 hasshsgr.h2 load \
+ tryshsgr.c warn-shsgr
+-	./chkshsgr || ( cat warn-shsgr; exit 1 )
++	echo "Warning: We can not run test on cross target. - ignoring ./chkshsgr || ( cat warn-shsgr; exit 1 )"
+ 	./choose clr tryshsgr hasshsgr.h1 hasshsgr.h2 > hasshsgr.h
+ 
+ haswaitp.h: choose compile haswaitp.h1 haswaitp.h2 load trywaitp.c
diff --git a/runit.spec b/runit.spec
index b759b69..9c7c3f0 100644
--- a/runit.spec
+++ b/runit.spec
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # $Id: runit.spec,v 1.1 2016/02/07 21:09:42 stephdl Exp $
-
+%global debug_package %{nil}
 Summary: a UNIX init scheme with service supervision
 Name: runit
 Version: 2.1.2
-Release: 1%{?dist}
+Release: 2%{?dist}
 License: BSD style
 Group: System Enviornment/Daemons
 Url: http://smarden.org/runit/
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ Source1: runit.svup
 Source2: runit.svdown
 Source3: runit.svdepcalc
 Source4: runit.dependencies.README
+Patch0:	runit-2.1.2-el8.patch
 BuildRequires: dietlibc
 BuildRoot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}.root
 %description
@@ -26,7 +27,48 @@ fail. Make sure you are able to recover and repair your system, for
 example if you run a boot loader, it should be able to pass init=/bin/sh
 to the kernel.
 
+%prep
+%setup -c -n %{name}-%{version}
+%patch0 
+
+%build
+cd admin/%{name}-%{version}
+#Change the conf-cc and conf-ld to use diet
+echo 'diet -Os gcc -O2 -Wall'    >src/conf-cc
+echo 'diet -Os gcc -s -Os -pipe' >src/conf-ld
+./package/compile
+
+%install
+cd  admin/%{name}-%{version}
+mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_bindir}
+install %{SOURCE1} command/svisup
+install %{SOURCE2} command/svisdown
+install %{SOURCE3} command/svdepcalc
+install %{SOURCE4} doc/dependencies.README
+for i in $(cat package/commands) svisup svisdown svdepcalc
+do
+install command/$i $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_bindir}
+done
+#mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_mandir}/man1
+#install man/*.1 $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_mandir}/man1
+mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_mandir}/man8
+install man/*.8 $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_mandir}/man8
+
+%clean
+rm -r $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
+
+%files
+%defattr(-,root,root)
+%{_bindir}/*
+%doc %{_mandir}/man8/*
+#%{_mandir}/man1/*
+%doc admin/%{name}-%{version}/package/COPYING
+%doc admin/%{name}-%{version}/doc/*
+
 %changelog
+* Tue Mar 19 2024 Jean-Philippe Pialasse <jpp@koozali.org> 2.1.2-2.sme
+- patch so it builds against el8/SME11
+
 * Fri Jul 14 2023 BogusDateBot
 - Eliminated rpmbuild "bogus date" warnings due to inconsistent weekday,
   by assuming the date is correct and changing the weekday.
@@ -102,40 +144,3 @@ to the kernel.
 
 * Wed Jun 18 2003 Charlie Brady <charlieb@e-smith.com> 0.95-01
 - Initial
-
-%prep
-%setup -c -n %{name}-%{version}
-
-%build
-cd admin/%{name}-%{version}
-#Change the conf-cc and conf-ld to use diet
-echo 'diet -Os gcc -O2 -Wall'    >src/conf-cc
-echo 'diet -Os gcc -s -Os -pipe' >src/conf-ld
-./package/compile
-
-%install
-cd  admin/%{name}-%{version}
-mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_bindir}
-install %{SOURCE1} command/svisup
-install %{SOURCE2} command/svisdown
-install %{SOURCE3} command/svdepcalc
-install %{SOURCE4} doc/dependencies.README
-for i in $(cat package/commands) svisup svisdown svdepcalc
-do
-install command/$i $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_bindir}
-done
-#mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_mandir}/man1
-#install man/*.1 $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_mandir}/man1
-mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_mandir}/man8
-install man/*.8 $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_mandir}/man8
-
-%clean
-rm -r $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
-
-%files
-%defattr(-,root,root)
-%{_bindir}/*
-%doc %{_mandir}/man8/*
-#%{_mandir}/man1/*
-%doc admin/%{name}-%{version}/package/COPYING
-%doc admin/%{name}-%{version}/doc/*