diff --git a/srcpkgs/azpainter/patches/fix-compiler-environment.patch b/srcpkgs/azpainter/patches/fix-compiler-environment.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..86418e450b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/azpainter/patches/fix-compiler-environment.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+--- configure
++++ configure
+@@ -150,10 +150,11 @@ fc_check_command_err sed
+ #-------------
+ # option
+ 
+-CC=
+-CFLAGS=
+-LDFLAGS=
+-LIBS=
++# sketchy nonsense overriding our environment
++#CC=
++#CFLAGS=
++#LDFLAGS=
++#LIBS=
+ 
+ CFLAGS_ADD=
+ LDFLAGS_ADD=