diff --git a/package/snort/0005-fix-sparc.patch b/package/snort/0005-fix-sparc.patch
index 14792d2c59..56a294976c 100644
--- a/package/snort/0005-fix-sparc.patch
+++ b/package/snort/0005-fix-sparc.patch
@@ -4,20 +4,22 @@ like "let's see if this v9 instruction exists when I force the compiler
 to think I'm using v9", which is non-sensical.
 
 Signed-off-by: Fabrice Fontaine <fontaine.fabrice@gmail.com>
+[Dario: make the patch to be applied with fuzz factor 0]
+Signed-off-by: Dario Binacchi <dario.binacchi@amarulasolutions.com>
 
 diff -Naurp ./snort-2.9.11.1-orig/configure.in snort-2.9.11.1/configure.in
 --- ./snort-2.9.11.1-orig/configure.in	2018-05-10 12:20:19.253510678 +0200
 +++ snort-2.9.11.1/configure.in	2018-05-10 12:40:18.547584998 +0200
-@@ -942,8 +942,6 @@ fi
+@@ -900,8 +900,6 @@
  
  # check for sparc %time register
  if eval "echo $host_cpu|grep -i sparc >/dev/null"; then
 -    OLD_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
 -    CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -mcpu=v9 "
      AC_MSG_CHECKING([for sparc %time register])
-     AC_RUN_IFELSE(
+     AC_COMPILE_IFELSE(
      [AC_LANG_PROGRAM(
-@@ -957,8 +955,6 @@ if eval "echo $host_cpu|grep -i sparc >/
+@@ -915,8 +913,6 @@
      AC_MSG_RESULT($sparcv9)
      if test "x$sparcv9" = "xyes"; then
          AC_DEFINE([SPARCV9],[1],[For sparc v9 with %time register])