diff --git a/net/proftpd/patches/patch-ab b/net/proftpd/patches/patch-ab
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..55b91ae14fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net/proftpd/patches/patch-ab
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- src/pool.c.orig	Thu Sep  9 17:01:07 1999
++++ src/pool.c	Thu Sep  9 17:02:36 1999
+@@ -337,6 +337,8 @@
+      */
+     strncpy(&new_pool->symbol,symbol,strlen(symbol));
+     blok->h.first_avail += strlen(symbol);
++    /* must maintain alignment */
++    blok->h.first_avail += (strlen(symbol) / POOL_HDR_BYTES + 1) * POOL_HDR_BYTES;
+   }
+   
+   new_pool->free_first_avail = blok->h.first_avail;