diff --git a/desktop/lxpanel/lxpanel-0.5.6-symbol-alarm.patch b/desktop/lxpanel/lxpanel-0.5.6-symbol-alarm.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a38243b318
--- /dev/null
+++ b/desktop/lxpanel/lxpanel-0.5.6-symbol-alarm.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+@@ -, +, @@ 
+ src/plugins/batt/batt.c |    6 +++---
+ 1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
+--- a/src/plugins/batt/batt.c	
++++ a/src/plugins/batt/batt.c	
+@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ typedef struct {
+ typedef struct {
+     char *command;
+     sem_t *lock;
+-} alarm;
++} Alarm;
+ 
+ static void destructor(Plugin *p);
+ static void update_display(lx_battery *lx_b, gboolean repaint);
+@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ static void update_display(lx_battery *lx_b, gboolean repaint);
+ /* alarmProcess takes the address of a dynamically allocated alarm struct (which
+    it must free). It ensures that alarm commands do not run concurrently. */
+ static void * alarmProcess(void *arg) {
+-    alarm *a = (alarm *) arg;
++    Alarm *a = (Alarm *) arg;
+ 
+     sem_wait(a->lock);
+     system(a->command);
+@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ void update_display(lx_battery *lx_b, gboolean repaint) {
+ 	/* Run the alarm command if it isn't already running */
+ 	if (alarmCanRun) {
+ 	    
+-	    alarm *a = (alarm *) malloc(sizeof(alarm));
++	    Alarm *a = (Alarm *) malloc(sizeof(Alarm));
+ 	    a->command = lx_b->alarmCommand;
+ 	    a->lock = &(lx_b->alarmProcessLock);
+ 	    
diff --git a/desktop/lxpanel/lxpanel.SlackBuild b/desktop/lxpanel/lxpanel.SlackBuild
index 0c3502683d..c014a4bcd0 100644
--- a/desktop/lxpanel/lxpanel.SlackBuild
+++ b/desktop/lxpanel/lxpanel.SlackBuild
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@
 # WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR
 # OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF
 # ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
-#
-# modified by ponce <matteo.bernardini@gmail.com>
+
+# Modified by ponce <matteo.bernardini@gmail.com>
 
 PRGNAM=lxpanel
 VERSION=0.5.6
-BUILD=${BUILD:-1}
+BUILD=${BUILD:-2}
 TAG=${TAG:-_SBo}
 
 # Automatically determine the architecture we're building on:
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ TMP=${TMP:-/tmp/SBo}
 PKG=$TMP/package-$PRGNAM
 OUTPUT=${OUTPUT:-/tmp}
 
-DOCS="ABOUT-NLS AUTHORS COPYING ChangeLog INSTALL NEWS README"
+DOCS="AUTHORS COPYING ChangeLog INSTALL NEWS README"
 
 if [ "$ARCH" = "i486" ]; then
   SLKCFLAGS="-O2 -march=i486 -mtune=i686"
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ find . \
 
 # fix a battery applet issue:
 patch -p1 < $CWD/battery-applet.patch
+# fix redefinition of alarm
+patch -p1 < $CWD/lxpanel-0.5.6-symbol-alarm.patch
 
 CFLAGS="$SLKCFLAGS" \
 CXXFLAGS="$SLKCFLAGS" \