diff --git a/editors/hnb/files/patch-src_ui.c b/editors/hnb/files/patch-src_ui.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b4a08b0c2984
--- /dev/null
+++ b/editors/hnb/files/patch-src_ui.c
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+Make sure the globals in the file are static to prevent duplicate symbol during
+linking.
+--- src/ui.c.orig	2020-08-25 00:53:34 UTC
++++ src/ui.c
+@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@
+ #define UI_C
+ #include "ui.h"
+ 
+-int nodes_above;
+-int active_line;
+-int nodes_below;
++static int nodes_above;
++static int active_line;
++static int nodes_below;
+ int ui_inited = 0;
+ 
+ void ui_init ()
diff --git a/editors/hnb/files/patch-src_ui__draw.c b/editors/hnb/files/patch-src_ui__draw.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ebc4752c0c6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/editors/hnb/files/patch-src_ui__draw.c
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+Make sure the globals in the file are static to prevent duplicate symbol during
+linking.
+--- src/ui_draw.c.orig	2020-08-25 00:53:47 UTC
++++ src/ui_draw.c
+@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@
+ 
+ #define KEEPLINES 5
+ 
+-int nodes_above;
+-int active_line;
+-int nodes_below;
++static int nodes_above;
++static int active_line;
++static int nodes_below;
+ 
+ static Node *up (Node *sel, Node *node)
+ {