diff --git a/shells/bash2/patches/patch-redir_c b/shells/bash2/patches/patch-redir_c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..95dca9a650d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shells/bash2/patches/patch-redir_c
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+$OpenBSD: patch-redir_c,v 1.1 2004/04/08 00:13:43 naddy Exp $
+--- redir.c.orig	2004-04-08 02:04:50.000000000 +0200
++++ redir.c	2004-04-08 02:05:09.000000000 +0200
+@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ write_here_string (fd, redirectee)
+   int herelen, n, e;
+ 
+   herestr = expand_string_to_string (redirectee->word, 0);
+-  herelen = strlen (herestr);
++  herelen = (herestr == NULL) ? 0 : strlen (herestr);
+ 
+   n = write (fd, herestr, herelen);
+   if (n == herelen)