diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 52ae651..2258179 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+lxqt-globalkeys (0.10.0-4) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  * cast some error_t's to make hurd happy 
+
+ -- Alf Gaida <agaida@siduction.org>  Sun, 27 Dec 2015 23:26:32 +0100
+
 lxqt-globalkeys (0.10.0-3) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * some cleanup in debian/rules
diff --git a/debian/patches/error_t.patch b/debian/patches/error_t.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fbd2018
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/patches/error_t.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+Description: cast return values to error_t
+Author: Alf Gaida <agaida@siduction.org>
+
+Bug: <url in upstream bugtracker>
+Last-Update: 2015-12-27
+
+--- lxqt-globalkeys-0.10.0.orig/daemon/pipe_utils.cpp
++++ lxqt-globalkeys-0.10.0/daemon/pipe_utils.cpp
+@@ -39,10 +39,10 @@ void initBothPipeEnds(int fd[2])
+ 
+ error_t createPipe(int fd[2])
+ {
+-    error_t result = 0;
++    error_t result = (error_t) 0;
+     if (pipe(fd) < 0)
+     {
+-        result = errno;
++        result = (error_t) errno;
+     }
+     if (!result)
+     {
+@@ -59,16 +59,16 @@ error_t readAll(int fd, void *data, size
+         ssize_t bytes_read = read(fd, data, length);
+         if (bytes_read < 0)
+         {
+-            return errno;
++            return (error_t) errno;
+         }
+         if (!bytes_read)
+         {
+-            return -1;
++            return (error_t) -1;
+         }
+         data = reinterpret_cast<char *>(data) + bytes_read;
+         length -= bytes_read;
+     }
+-    return 0;
++    return (error_t) 0;
+ }
+ 
+ error_t writeAll(int fd, const void *data, size_t length)
+@@ -78,16 +78,16 @@ error_t writeAll(int fd, const void *dat
+         ssize_t bytes_written = write(fd, data, length);
+         if (bytes_written < 0)
+         {
+-            return errno;
++            return (error_t) errno;
+         }
+         if (!bytes_written)
+         {
+-            return -1;
++            return (error_t) -1;
+         }
+         data = reinterpret_cast<const char *>(data) + bytes_written;
+         length -= bytes_written;
+     }
+-    return 0;
++    return (error_t) 0;
+ }
+ 
+ void closeBothPipeEnds(int fd[2])
diff --git a/debian/patches/series b/debian/patches/series
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..35becee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/patches/series
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+error_t.patch