diff --git a/utils/lcd4linux/Makefile b/utils/lcd4linux/Makefile
index 00dea8504..e623b6bc9 100644
--- a/utils/lcd4linux/Makefile
+++ b/utils/lcd4linux/Makefile
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=lcd4linux
-PKG_REV:=1203
+PKG_REV:=1204
 PKG_VERSION:=r$(PKG_REV)
-PKG_RELEASE:=3
+PKG_RELEASE:=1
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.bz2
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://ssl.bulix.org/svn/lcd4linux/trunk/
@@ -206,6 +206,8 @@ endef
 CONFIGURE_ARGS+= \
 	--disable-rpath \
 
+TARGET_CFLAGS += -std=gnu89
+
 EXTRA_LDFLAGS+= -Wl,-rpath-link,$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib
 
 ifeq ($(BUILD_VARIANT),custom)