diff --git a/security/samhain/files/patch-src_sh__dbIO.c b/security/samhain/files/patch-src_sh__dbIO.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0b8e77bd5e97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/security/samhain/files/patch-src_sh__dbIO.c
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+--- src/sh_dbIO.c.orig	2021-10-22 01:34:14 UTC
++++ src/sh_dbIO.c
+@@ -226,7 +226,8 @@ static unsigned short *  swap_short (unsigned short * 
+   else
+     {
+       /* alignment problem */
+-      static unsigned short ooop = *iptr;
++      static unsigned short ooop;
++      ooop = *iptr;
+       unsigned short hi   = (ooop & 0xff00);
+       unsigned short lo   = (ooop & 0xff);
+       ooop = (lo << 8) | (hi >> 8);