diff --git a/net/xinetd/Makefile b/net/xinetd/Makefile
index 738524361..e59131d2e 100644
--- a/net/xinetd/Makefile
+++ b/net/xinetd/Makefile
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ define Package/xinetd/conffiles
 /etc/xinetd.conf
 endef
 
+TARGET_CFLAGS += -DNO_RPC
+
 define Build/Configure
 	$(call Build/Configure/Default, \
 		--without-libwrap \
diff --git a/net/xinetd/patches/003-rpc_fix.patch b/net/xinetd/patches/003-rpc_fix.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d790a8907
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net/xinetd/patches/003-rpc_fix.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+--- a/xinetd/confparse.c
++++ b/xinetd/confparse.c
+@@ -716,7 +716,7 @@ static status_e check_entry( struct serv
+ 	   }
+    }
+ 
+-/* #ifndef NO_RPC */
++#ifndef NO_RPC
+ #if defined(HAVE_RPC_RPCENT_H) || defined(HAVE_NETDB_H)
+    if ( SC_IS_RPC( scp ) && !SC_IS_UNLISTED( scp ) )
+    {
+@@ -730,6 +730,7 @@ static status_e check_entry( struct serv
+       SC_RPCDATA( scp )->rd_program_number = rep->r_number ;
+    }
+    else
++#endif
+ #endif   /* ! NO_RPC */
+    {
+        if ( !SC_IS_UNLISTED( scp ) )