diff --git a/dev-util/xcd-rgb/files/xcd-rgb-1.0.0-Makefile-add-lm.patch b/dev-util/xcd-rgb/files/xcd-rgb-1.0.0-Makefile-add-lm.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..80c0dc83a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev-util/xcd-rgb/files/xcd-rgb-1.0.0-Makefile-add-lm.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+From 6fead385d4fefef96caa8ab7c937d65bd1c84f32 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: "Haelwenn (lanodan) Monnier" <contact@hacktivis.me>
+Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2026 16:15:13 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] Makefile: add -lm
+
+---
+ Makefile | 4 ++--
+ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
+index c859f66..e64b0f8 100644
+--- a/Makefile
++++ b/Makefile
+@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ MAN1DIR ?= ${MANDIR}/man1
+ CFLAGS ?= -O2 -g -Wall -Wextra
+ 
+ xcd: xcd.c
+-	${CC} -std=c99 ${CFLAGS} -o xcd xcd.c ${LDFLAGS} ${LDSTATIC}
++	${CC} -std=c99 ${CFLAGS} -o xcd xcd.c -lm ${LDFLAGS} ${LDSTATIC}
+ 
+ xcd-rgb: xcd.c
+-	${CC} -std=c99 ${CFLAGS} -DARG0_XCD_RGB -o xcd-rgb xcd.c ${LDFLAGS} ${LDSTATIC}
++	${CC} -std=c99 ${CFLAGS} -DARG0_XCD_RGB -o xcd-rgb xcd.c -lm ${LDFLAGS} ${LDSTATIC}
+ 
+ clean:
+ 	rm -f xcd-rgb xcd
+
+base-commit: ddfb445305a7047119d6dbeea9332a0ccf84797b
+-- 
+2.52.0
+
diff --git a/dev-util/xcd-rgb/xcd-rgb-1.0.0.ebuild b/dev-util/xcd-rgb/xcd-rgb-1.0.0.ebuild
index 13130b32e5..e0198fcf81 100644
--- a/dev-util/xcd-rgb/xcd-rgb-1.0.0.ebuild
+++ b/dev-util/xcd-rgb/xcd-rgb-1.0.0.ebuild
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ IUSE="static"
 
 RDEPEND="!<sys-apps/utils-extra-0.0.2-r1"
 
+PATCHES=(
+	"${FILESDIR}/xcd-rgb-1.0.0-Makefile-add-lm.patch"
+)
+
 if [ "${PV}" != "9999" ]; then
 	BDEPEND="${BDEPEND} verify-sig? ( sec-keys/signify-keys-lanodan:2026 )"
 
@@ -51,7 +55,6 @@ fi
 
 src_configure() {
 	tc-export CC
-	export LDFLAGS="${LDFLAGS} -lm"
 	use static && export LDSTATIC=-static
 }
 
diff --git a/dev-util/xcd-rgb/xcd-rgb-9999.ebuild b/dev-util/xcd-rgb/xcd-rgb-9999.ebuild
index 13130b32e5..bbd2198c8f 100644
--- a/dev-util/xcd-rgb/xcd-rgb-9999.ebuild
+++ b/dev-util/xcd-rgb/xcd-rgb-9999.ebuild
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ fi
 
 src_configure() {
 	tc-export CC
-	export LDFLAGS="${LDFLAGS} -lm"
 	use static && export LDSTATIC=-static
 }