diff --git a/security/nmap/files/patch-nsock::src::nsock_event.c b/security/nmap/files/patch-nsock::src::nsock_event.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e2b50646b66d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/security/nmap/files/patch-nsock::src::nsock_event.c
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+--- nsock/src/nsock_event.c.orig	Fri Oct  3 15:33:05 2003
++++ nsock/src/nsock_event.c	Fri Oct  3 15:32:31 2003
+@@ -242,8 +242,9 @@
+   int type_code = (int) type;
+   unsigned long serial = ms->next_event_serial++;
+   unsigned long max_serial_allowed;
+-  int shiftbits = sizeof(nsock_event_id) * 8 - TYPE_CODE_NUM_BITS;
++  int shiftbits;
+   assert(type <= 3);
++  shiftbits = sizeof(nsock_event_id) * 8 - TYPE_CODE_NUM_BITS;
+   
+   max_serial_allowed = ( 1 << shiftbits ) - 1;
+   if (serial == max_serial_allowed ) {