diff --git a/utils/zile/Makefile b/utils/zile/Makefile
index 512057c2a..73b7d1979 100644
--- a/utils/zile/Makefile
+++ b/utils/zile/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=zile
 PKG_VERSION:=2.3.24
-PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_RELEASE:=2
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@GNU/zile
@@ -19,8 +19,11 @@ PKG_MAINTAINER:=Ted Hess <thess@kitschensync.net>
 PKG_LICENSE:=GPL-3.0+
 PKG_LICENSE_FILES:=COPYING
 
+PKG_FIXUP:=autoreconf
 PKG_INSTALL:=1
 
+PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS += libncurses
+
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 
 define Package/zile
@@ -39,7 +42,9 @@ define Package/zile/description
 endef
 
 CONFIGURE_VARS += \
-	gl_cv_func_getopt_gnu=yes
+	gl_cv_func_getopt_gnu=yes \
+	gl_cv_warn__Wmudflap=no \
+	gl_cv_warn__fmudflap=no
 
 define Package/zile/install
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/bin
diff --git a/utils/zile/patches/010-remove_gets_definition_warning.patch b/utils/zile/patches/010-remove_gets_definition_warning.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..55ad2c466
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/zile/patches/010-remove_gets_definition_warning.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- a/lib/stdio.in.h
++++ b/lib/stdio.in.h
+@@ -733,7 +733,7 @@ _GL_CXXALIASWARN (gets);
+ /* It is very rare that the developer ever has full control of stdin,
+    so any use of gets warrants an unconditional warning.  Assume it is
+    always declared, since it is required by C89.  */
+-_GL_WARN_ON_USE (gets, "gets is a security hole - use fgets instead");
++#define gets(a) fgets( a, sizeof(*(a)), stdin)
+ #endif
+ 
+