diff --git a/sys-fs/ffmpegfs/ffmpegfs-2.16-r1.ebuild b/sys-fs/ffmpegfs/ffmpegfs-2.16-r1.ebuild
index 33dbbffbb0..dab7b1dff7 100644
--- a/sys-fs/ffmpegfs/ffmpegfs-2.16-r1.ebuild
+++ b/sys-fs/ffmpegfs/ffmpegfs-2.16-r1.ebuild
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ PATCHES=(
 
 src_prepare() {
 	default
+	# bug 936615
+	sed 's/-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2//' -i Makefile.am || die
 	eautoreconf
 }