diff --git a/srcpkgs/loksh/patches/makefile-fix-libbsd-config.patch b/srcpkgs/loksh/patches/makefile-fix-libbsd-config.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..888181a2bf2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/loksh/patches/makefile-fix-libbsd-config.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+--- Makefile
++++ Makefile
+@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ HEADERS = c_test.h charclass.h config.h edit.h expand.h ksh_limval.h lex.h \
+           proto.h sh.h shf.h table.h tree.h tty.h
+ 
+ ifeq (1,$(HAVE_LIBBSD))
+-	CFLAGS += $(shell pkg-config --cflags libbsd-overlay)
+-	LDFLAGS += $(shell pkg-config --libs libbsd-overlay)
++	override CFLAGS += $(shell pkg-config --cflags libbsd-overlay)
++	override LDFLAGS += $(shell pkg-config --libs libbsd-overlay)
+ endif
+ 
+ all: ksh
diff --git a/srcpkgs/loksh/template b/srcpkgs/loksh/template
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a55f8e51e83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/loksh/template
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+# Template file for 'loksh'
+pkgname=loksh
+version=6.1
+revision=1
+build_style=gnu-makefile
+make_build_args="HAVE_LIBBSD=1 CFLAGS+=-fPIC LDFLAGS+=-pie"
+make_install_args="BIN_NAME=loksh"
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
+makedepends="libbsd-devel"
+short_desc="A Linux port of OpenBSD's ksh"
+maintainer="Renato Aguiar <renato@renag.me>"
+license="Public Domain"
+homepage="https://github.com/dimkr/loksh"
+distfiles="https://github.com/dimkr/loksh/archive/${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=988a9ae4c33aa8ff9e9dbc42ad22678ce7bd46892b9150c37b0e656f8a6ee7f1
+register_shell="/bin/loksh"
+
+alternatives="
+ ksh:ksh:/usr/bin/loksh
+ ksh:ksh.1:/usr/share/man/man1/loksh.1
+ sh:sh:/usr/bin/loksh
+ sh:sh.1:/usr/share/man/man1/loksh-sh.1
+"
+
+post_install() {
+	vlicense LEGAL
+
+	mv ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/man/man1/sh.1 \
+	   ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/man/man1/loksh-sh.1
+}