diff --git a/x11/kde/libs3/patches/patch-kdesu_process_cpp b/x11/kde/libs3/patches/patch-kdesu_process_cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..df4405d444f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x11/kde/libs3/patches/patch-kdesu_process_cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+$OpenBSD: patch-kdesu_process_cpp,v 1.1 2002/05/15 17:19:44 espie Exp $
+--- kdesu/process.cpp.orig	Wed May 15 11:41:43 2002
++++ kdesu/process.cpp	Wed May 15 11:41:31 2002
+@@ -360,8 +360,13 @@ int PtyProcess::waitForChild()
+     while (1) 
+     {
+         tv.tv_sec = 1; tv.tv_usec = 0;
+-        FD_SET(m_Fd, &fds);
+-        ret = select(m_Fd+1, &fds, 0L, 0L, &tv);
++	if (m_Fd != -1)
++	{
++	    FD_SET(m_Fd, &fds);
++	    ret = select(m_Fd+1, &fds, 0L, 0L, &tv);
++	}
++	else
++	    ret = 0;
+         if (ret == -1) 
+         {
+             if (errno == EINTR) continue;
diff --git a/x11/kde/libs3/patches/patch-kdesu_su_cpp b/x11/kde/libs3/patches/patch-kdesu_su_cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e603eba35d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x11/kde/libs3/patches/patch-kdesu_su_cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+$OpenBSD: patch-kdesu_su_cpp,v 1.1 2002/05/15 17:19:44 espie Exp $
+--- kdesu/su.cpp.orig	Sat May 11 11:13:25 2002
++++ kdesu/su.cpp	Wed May 15 12:02:01 2002
+@@ -41,17 +41,33 @@
+ #ifndef __PATH_SU
+ #define __PATH_SU "false"
+ #endif
++#ifndef __PATH_SUDO
++#define __PATH_SUDO "false"
++#endif
+ 
++class SuProcess::SuProcessPrivate
++{
++public:
++    bool m_useSudo;
++};
+ 
+ SuProcess::SuProcess(const QCString &user, const QCString &command)
+ {
+     m_User = user;
+     m_Command = command;
++    d = new SuProcess::SuProcessPrivate();
++    d->m_useSudo = false;
+ }
+ 
+ 
+ SuProcess::~SuProcess()
+ {
++    delete d;
++}
++
++void SuProcess::setUseSudo(bool use_sudo)
++{
++    d->m_useSudo = use_sudo;
+ }
+ 
+ int SuProcess::checkInstall(const char *password)
+@@ -65,7 +81,7 @@ int SuProcess::checkNeedPassword()
+ }
+ 
+ /*
+- * Execute a command with su(1).
++ * Execute a command with su(1) or sudo
+  */
+ 
+ int SuProcess::exec(const char *password, int check)
+@@ -74,14 +90,20 @@ int SuProcess::exec(const char *password
+ 	setTerminal(true);
+ 
+     QCStringList args;
++    if (d->m_useSudo)
++    {
++	args += "-S";
++	args += "-u";
++    }
+     if ((m_Scheduler != SchedNormal) || (m_Priority > 50))
+ 	args += "root";
+     else
+ 	args += m_User;
+-    args += "-c";
++    if (!d->m_useSudo)
++	args += "-c";
+     args += QCString(__KDE_BINDIR) + "/kdesu_stub";
+ 
+-    if (StubProcess::exec(__PATH_SU, args) < 0)
++    if (StubProcess::exec(d->m_useSudo ? __PATH_SUDO : __PATH_SU, args) < 0)
+     {
+ 	return check ? SuNotFound : -1;
+     }
+@@ -90,7 +112,8 @@ int SuProcess::exec(const char *password
+     if (ret < 0) 
+     {
+ 	if (!check)
+-	    kdError(900) << k_lineinfo << "Conversation with su failed\n";
++	    kdError(900) << k_lineinfo << "Conversation with " <<
++		(d->m_useSudo ? "sudo" : "su") << " failed\n";
+ 	return ret;
+     } 
+     if (check == 2)
+@@ -98,6 +121,8 @@ int SuProcess::exec(const char *password
+ 	if (ret == 1)
+ 	{
+ 	    kill(m_Pid, SIGTERM);
++	    close(m_Fd);
++	    m_Fd = -1;
+ 	    waitForChild();
+ 	}
+ 	return ret;
diff --git a/x11/kde/libs3/patches/patch-kdesu_su_h b/x11/kde/libs3/patches/patch-kdesu_su_h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b6c26b3b879
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x11/kde/libs3/patches/patch-kdesu_su_h
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+$OpenBSD: patch-kdesu_su_h,v 1.1 2002/05/15 17:19:44 espie Exp $
+--- kdesu/su.h.orig	Wed May 15 10:47:17 2002
++++ kdesu/su.h	Wed May 15 11:53:22 2002
+@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ public:
+      * Checks if a password is needed.
+      */
+     int checkNeedPassword();
++    void setUseSudo(bool sudo);
+ 
+ private:
+     int ConverseSU(const char *password);