diff --git a/srcpkgs/fortune-mod/template b/srcpkgs/fortune-mod/template
index 8e99bc5aa3e..13a667a7302 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/fortune-mod/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/fortune-mod/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'fortune-mod'
 pkgname=fortune-mod
 version=1.99.1
-revision=2
+revision=3
 hostmakedepends="recode"
 makedepends="recode-devel"
 short_desc="Implementation of the BSDGames 'fortune' program"
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ checksum=fc51aee1f73c936c885f4e0f8b6b48f4f68103e3896eaddc6a45d2b71e14eace
 nocross=yes
 
 do_build() {
-	sed -i "s|^CFLAGS=.*|CFLAGS=${CFLAGS} \$(DEFINES)|" Makefile
+	sed -i "s|^CFLAGS=.*|CFLAGS=${CFLAGS} -fsigned-char \$(DEFINES)|" Makefile
 	sed -i "s|^LDFLAGS=.*|LDFLAGS=${LDFLAGS}|" Makefile
 	make CC=$CC COOKIEDIR=/usr/share/fortunes
 }