diff --git a/srcpkgs/gtkglext/patches/name_conflict.patch b/srcpkgs/gtkglext/patches/name_conflict.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5295e9e026d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/gtkglext/patches/name_conflict.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+--- gdk/gdkglshapes.c	2004-02-20 10:38:12.000000000 +0100
++++ gdk/gdkglshapes.c	2018-05-11 00:46:24.461433041 +0200
+@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@
+   {-Z, -X, 0}
+ };
+ 
+-static int index[20][3] =
++static int iindex[20][3] =
+ {
+   {0, 4, 1},
+   {0, 9, 4},
+@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@
+   int i;
+ 
+   for (i = 19; i >= 0; i--) {
+-    drawtriangle(i, idata, index, shadeType);
++    drawtriangle(i, idata, iindex, shadeType);
+   }
+ }
+