diff --git a/irc/bitchx/files/patch-source_expr2.c b/irc/bitchx/files/patch-source_expr2.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..08df39bb0083
--- /dev/null
+++ b/irc/bitchx/files/patch-source_expr2.c
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+--- source/expr2.c.orig	2008-02-25 09:49:14 UTC
++++ source/expr2.c
+@@ -1192,7 +1192,7 @@ int	lexerr (expr_info *c, char *format, ...)
+  * case 'operand' is set to 1.  When an operand is lexed, then the next token
+  * is expected to be a binary operator, so 'operand' is set to 0. 
+  */
+-__inline int	check_implied_arg (expr_info *c)
++__inline static int	check_implied_arg (expr_info *c)
+ {
+ 	if (c->operand == 2)
+ 	{
+@@ -1205,7 +1205,7 @@ __inline int	check_implied_arg (expr_info *c)
+ 	return c->operand;
+ }
+ 
+-__inline TOKEN 	operator (expr_info *c, char *x, int y, TOKEN z)
++__inline static	TOKEN	operator (expr_info *c, char *x, int y, TOKEN z)
+ {
+ 	check_implied_arg(c);
+ 	if (c->operand)
+@@ -1216,7 +1216,7 @@ __inline TOKEN 	operator (expr_info *c, char *x, int y
+ 	return z;
+ }
+ 
+-__inline TOKEN 	unary (expr_info *c, char *x, int y, TOKEN z)
++__inline static TOKEN 	unary (expr_info *c, char *x, int y, TOKEN z)
+ {
+ 	if (!c->operand)
+ 		return lexerr(c, "An operator (%s) was found where "