diff --git a/srcpkgs/VirtualGL/patches/fix-gcc6-string_literal.patch b/srcpkgs/VirtualGL/patches/fix-gcc6-string_literal.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9e10c80e351
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/VirtualGL/patches/fix-gcc6-string_literal.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+With gcc6 there is a space required between string literals
+and macro parameters.
+
+--- server/VirtualDrawable.cpp	2016-02-16 03:25:04.000000000 +0100
++++ server/VirtualDrawable.cpp	2016-10-03 15:59:16.995129603 +0200
+@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
+ using namespace vglserver;
+ 
+ 
+-#define CHECKGL(m) if(glError()) _throw("Could not "m);
++#define CHECKGL(m) if(glError()) _throw("Could not " m);
+ 
+ // Generic OpenGL error checker (0 = no errors)
+ static int glError(void)