diff --git a/srcpkgs/aspell/patches/fix-char_ptr_comparisons.patch b/srcpkgs/aspell/patches/fix-char_ptr_comparisons.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a91ce683964
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/aspell/patches/fix-char_ptr_comparisons.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+Fix comparisons of const char* agains '\0' where obviously
+the first character of the array was meant to be checked.
+
+--- prog/check_funs.cpp	2011-07-04 11:17:27.000000000 +0200
++++ prog/check_funs.cpp	2017-07-23 17:37:57.880903979 +0200
+@@ -647,7 +647,7 @@
+     }
+   }
+   if (i == width-1) {
+-    if (word == '\0')
++    if (*word == '\0')
+       put(out,' ');
+     else if (word[len] == '\0')
+       put(out, word, len);
+--- modules/filter/tex.cpp	2011-07-02 23:09:09.000000000 +0200
++++ modules/filter/tex.cpp	2017-07-23 17:40:05.089075293 +0200
+@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@
+ 
+     if (c == '{') {
+ 
+-      if (top.in_what == Parm || top.in_what == Opt || top.do_check == '\0')
++      if (top.in_what == Parm || top.in_what == Opt || *top.do_check == '\0')
+ 	push_command(Parm);
+ 
+       top.in_what = Parm;
diff --git a/srcpkgs/aspell/template b/srcpkgs/aspell/template
index 29cdf662e1f..e6855fcb89e 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/aspell/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/aspell/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'aspell'
 pkgname=aspell
 version=0.60.6.1
-revision=9
+revision=10
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--enable-compile-in-filters"
 hostmakedepends="automake libtool gettext-devel perl"