diff --git a/mail/abook/files/patch-database.h b/mail/abook/files/patch-database.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8e4622aaf8ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mail/abook/files/patch-database.h
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- database.h.orig	2015-10-04 02:38:25 UTC
++++ database.h
+@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ struct db_enumerator {
+ /*
+  * Field operations
+  */
+-inline int field_id(int i);
++int field_id(int i);
+ abook_field *find_standard_field(char *key, int do_declare);
+ abook_field *real_find_field(char *key, abook_field_list *list, int *nb);
+ #define find_field(key, list)		real_find_field(key, list, NULL)