diff --git a/network/barnyard2/barnyard2-1.13-free.patch b/network/barnyard2/barnyard2-1.13-free.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..216fe480de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/network/barnyard2/barnyard2-1.13-free.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- a/src/output-plugins/spo_alert_unixsock.c
++++ b/src/output-plugins/spo_alert_unixsock.c
+@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@
+ #include "spo_alert_unixsock.h"
+ #include "barnyard2.h"
+ 
++#include <stdlib.h>
++
+ #define UNSOCK_FILE "barnyard2_alert"
+ 
+ 
diff --git a/network/barnyard2/barnyard2-1.13-pcap-1.9.0.patch b/network/barnyard2/barnyard2-1.13-pcap-1.9.0.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..87aec539ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/network/barnyard2/barnyard2-1.13-pcap-1.9.0.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+--- a/src/output-plugins/spo_alert_fwsam.c
++++ b/src/output-plugins/spo_alert_fwsam.c
+@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@
+ #include <sys/filio.h>
+ #endif
+ 
+-typedef int SOCKET;
++typedef int BY2_SOCKET;
+ 
+ #ifndef INVALID_SOCKET
+ #define INVALID_SOCKET  -1
+@@ -961,7 +961,7 @@
+     FWsamPacket sampacket;
+     FWsamStation *station=NULL;
+     FWsamList *fwsamlist;
+-    SOCKET stationsocket;
++    BY2_SOCKET stationsocket;
+     int i,len,deletestation,stationtry=0;
+     char *encbuf,*decbuf;
+     static unsigned long lastbsip[FWSAM_REPET_BLOCKS];
+@@ -1387,7 +1387,7 @@
+ void FWsamCheckOut(FWsamStation *station)
+ {
+     FWsamPacket sampacket;
+-    SOCKET stationsocket;
++    BY2_SOCKET stationsocket;
+     int i,len;
+     char *encbuf,*decbuf;
+ 
+@@ -1538,7 +1538,7 @@
+     int i,len,stationok=TRUE;
+     FWsamPacket sampacket;
+     char *encbuf,*decbuf;
+-    SOCKET stationsocket;
++    BY2_SOCKET stationsocket;
+ 
+ 
+     /* create a socket for the station */
diff --git a/network/barnyard2/barnyard2.SlackBuild b/network/barnyard2/barnyard2.SlackBuild
index ab9c8478ad..35af68dd6a 100644
--- a/network/barnyard2/barnyard2.SlackBuild
+++ b/network/barnyard2/barnyard2.SlackBuild
@@ -75,6 +75,9 @@ cd $TMP
 rm -rf $PRGNAM-2-$VERSION
 tar xvf $CWD/$PRGNAM-2-$VERSION.tar.gz
 cd $PRGNAM-2-$VERSION
+# thanks gentoo maintainers
+patch -p1 < $CWD/barnyard2-1.13-free.patch
+patch -p1 < $CWD/barnyard2-1.13-pcap-1.9.0.patch
 chown -R root:root .
 find -L . \
  \( -perm 777 -o -perm 775 -o -perm 750 -o -perm 711 -o -perm 555 \
diff --git a/network/barnyard2/barnyard2.info b/network/barnyard2/barnyard2.info
index 5600ea402c..fb7d0def5a 100644
--- a/network/barnyard2/barnyard2.info
+++ b/network/barnyard2/barnyard2.info
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 PRGNAM="barnyard2"
 VERSION="1.13"
-HOMEPAGE="http://www.securixlive.com/barnyard2/"
+HOMEPAGE="https://github.com/firnsy/barnyard2"
 DOWNLOAD="https://github.com/firnsy/barnyard2/archive/v2-1.13/barnyard2-2-1.13.tar.gz"
 MD5SUM="212066058364f18a4806720b271ffd87"
 DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
diff --git a/network/barnyard2/slack-desc b/network/barnyard2/slack-desc
index a632466edf..1472d5b551 100644
--- a/network/barnyard2/slack-desc
+++ b/network/barnyard2/slack-desc
@@ -14,6 +14,6 @@ barnyard2: tool for the parsing of Snort's binary log files to a variety of
 barnyard2: output plugins, capable of asynchronously processing, while Snort
 barnyard2: continues it's job.
 barnyard2:
-barnyard2: Homepage: http://www.securixlive.com/barnyard2/
+barnyard2: Homepage: https://github.com/firnsy/barnyard2
 barnyard2:
 barnyard2: