diff --git a/srcpkgs/sword/template b/srcpkgs/sword/template
index 98da135d428..69a8493aacc 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/sword/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/sword/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'sword'
 pkgname=sword
 version=1.8.1
-revision=1
+revision=2
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--prefix=/usr --libdir=/usr/lib --sysconfdir=/etc --without-conf --disable-shared --with-icuregex"
 hostmakedepends="libtool automake pkg-config"
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ homepage="https://crosswire.org/sword/index.jsp"
 distfiles="https://crosswire.org/ftpmirror/pub/sword/source/v1.8/sword-1.8.1.tar.gz"
 checksum=ce9aa8f721a737f406115d35ff438bd07c829fce1605f0d6dcdabc4318bc5e93
 
+CXXFLAGS=' -DU_USING_ICU_NAMESPACE=1'
+
 pre_configure() {
 	./autogen.sh
 }