diff --git a/gcc41/build.sh b/gcc41/build.sh
index 4119b3c..1e271fc 100755
--- a/gcc41/build.sh
+++ b/gcc41/build.sh
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ pkgver=1
 source[0]=$topdir-$version.tar.bz2
 [ -n "$snapshot" ] && source[0]=$topdir-$version-$snapshot.tar.bz2
 ## If there are no patches, simply comment this
-#patch[0]=
+patch[0]=gcc-4.0.4-newer-gas.patch
 
 # Source function library
 . ${BUILDPKG_BASE}/scripts/buildpkg.functions
diff --git a/gcc41/meta/relnotes b/gcc41/meta/relnotes
index bd83629..06fa466 100644
--- a/gcc41/meta/relnotes
+++ b/gcc41/meta/relnotes
@@ -25,3 +25,4 @@ KNOWN DEPENDENCIES
 
 ERRORS/MISCELLANEOUS
 --------------------
+One simple patch applied to fix configure with binutils 2.18.