diff --git a/math/sage/files/spkg-patch-sympow-1.018.1.p9_-_src_fpu.c b/math/sage/files/spkg-patch-sympow-1.018.1.p9_-_src_fpu.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..50223f543631
--- /dev/null
+++ b/math/sage/files/spkg-patch-sympow-1.018.1.p9_-_src_fpu.c
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- sympow-1.018.1.p9/src/fpu.c-orig	2012-02-01 01:01:04.000000000 +0000
++++ sympow-1.018.1.p9/src/fpu.c	2012-02-01 01:01:18.000000000 +0000
+@@ -1,8 +1,4 @@
+ 
+ void fpu_53bits()
+ {
+-#ifdef x86
+-#include <fpu_control.h>
+-fpu_control_t fpu_control=0x027f; _FPU_SETCW(fpu_control);
+-#endif
+ }