diff --git a/srcpkgs/camlp4/patches/version-hack.patch b/srcpkgs/camlp4/patches/version-hack.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..34f7f48ff8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/camlp4/patches/version-hack.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- configure.orig
++++ configure
+@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
+     echo "The standalone Camlp4 requires OCaml >= 4.02."
+     echo "For previous versions of OCaml use the Camlp4 distributed with OCaml."
+     exit 2
+-elif [ $major -ne 4 -o $minor -ne 8 ]; then
++elif [ $major -ne 4 -o $minor -ne 9 ]; then
+     echo "This version of Camlp4 is for OCaml 4.07 but you are using OCaml $ocaml_version."
+     if [ -d .git ] ; then
+       if [ $PINNED -eq 1 ] ; then
diff --git a/srcpkgs/camlp4/template b/srcpkgs/camlp4/template
index 6d84e7e5093..64c324cb1a5 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/camlp4/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/camlp4/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'camlp4'
 pkgname=camlp4
 version=4.08+1
-revision=1
+revision=2
 wrksrc="camlp4-${version/+/-}"
 build_style=configure
 hostmakedepends="ocaml ocamlbuild"