diff --git a/devel/glib2/distinfo b/devel/glib2/distinfo
index 1861eac83..3ca547369 100644
--- a/devel/glib2/distinfo
+++ b/devel/glib2/distinfo
@@ -26,3 +26,7 @@ SHA1 (patch-gio_gunixmounts.c) = 40edf6a79d37bf8eca38d0f84521a7538443c00c
 SHA1 (patch-glib_gmain.c) = d09ff66e475ee52d37ac0dcb463110f690ce6511
 SHA1 (patch-glib_gthread-posix.c) = ca93c8dc358453eb79b518c884464c90d7628888
 SHA1 (patch-glib_gtimezone.c) = d9686da52f171a073d80cfd9f80aa490088a00a3
+SHA1 (patch-zz-minix-a) = 7113d6c9d374f661201e2cb0b6697d85debc9507
+SHA1 (patch-zz-minix-b) = af0e70d4809be0f87a4a64bd6be9f899bf9c7b3e
+SHA1 (patch-zz-minix-c) = be265f0810343c4dca6bea12f9558aa97f95952d
+SHA1 (patch-zz-minix-d) = ab073e72fa53f5da94e002443624844128c4124e
diff --git a/devel/glib2/patches/patch-zz-minix-a b/devel/glib2/patches/patch-zz-minix-a
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f58a17762
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/glib2/patches/patch-zz-minix-a
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+--- gio/ginetaddress.c.orig	Wed May  7 16:55:07 2014
++++ gio/ginetaddress.c	Wed May  7 16:56:06 2014
+@@ -482,8 +482,10 @@ g_inet_address_new_loopback (GSocketFamily family)
+ 
+       return g_inet_address_new_from_bytes (addr, family);
+     }
++#ifndef __minix
+   else
+     return g_inet_address_new_from_bytes (in6addr_loopback.s6_addr, family);
++#endif
+ }
+ 
+ /**
+@@ -509,8 +511,10 @@ g_inet_address_new_any (GSocketFamily family)
+ 
+       return g_inet_address_new_from_bytes (addr, family);
+     }
++#ifndef __minix
+   else
+     return g_inet_address_new_from_bytes (in6addr_any.s6_addr, family);
++#endif
+ }
+ 
+ 
diff --git a/devel/glib2/patches/patch-zz-minix-b b/devel/glib2/patches/patch-zz-minix-b
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..802a9916c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/glib2/patches/patch-zz-minix-b
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+--- ./gio/glocalfile.c.orig	Tue Nov 12 05:30:22 2013
++++ ./gio/glocalfile.c	Fri May  9 12:26:13 2014
+@@ -89,6 +89,10 @@
+ #endif
+ #endif
+ 
++#ifdef __minix
++/* LSC: Not very proud of that one, but... */
++#undef AT_FDCWD
++#endif
+ 
+ static void g_local_file_file_iface_init (GFileIface *iface);
+ 
diff --git a/devel/glib2/patches/patch-zz-minix-c b/devel/glib2/patches/patch-zz-minix-c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ceed22446
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/glib2/patches/patch-zz-minix-c
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+$NetBSD$
+
+--- glib/gthread-posix.c.orig	Sun Jun  9 22:03:18 2013
++++ glib/gthread-posix.c
+@@ -1147,7 +1147,11 @@ g_system_thread_new (GThreadFunc   thread_func,
+ void
+ g_thread_yield (void)
+ {
++#ifdef __minix
++  return;
++#else
+   sched_yield ();
++#endif
+ }
+ 
+ void
diff --git a/devel/glib2/patches/patch-zz-minix-d b/devel/glib2/patches/patch-zz-minix-d
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..50a615427
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/glib2/patches/patch-zz-minix-d
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+--- gio/gsocket.c.orig	Tue Nov 12 05:30:22 2013
++++ gio/gsocket.c	Wed May  7 16:45:47 2014
+@@ -1323,11 +1326,13 @@ g_socket_get_ttl (GSocket *socket)
+       g_socket_get_option (socket, IPPROTO_IP, IP_TTL,
+ 			   &value, &error);
+     }
++#ifndef __minix
+   else if (socket->priv->family == G_SOCKET_FAMILY_IPV6)
+     {
+       g_socket_get_option (socket, IPPROTO_IPV6, IPV6_UNICAST_HOPS,
+ 			   &value, &error);
+     }
++#endif
+   else
+     g_return_val_if_reached (0);
+ 
+@@ -1364,6 +1369,7 @@ g_socket_set_ttl (GSocket  *socket,
+       g_socket_set_option (socket, IPPROTO_IP, IP_TTL,
+ 			   ttl, &error);
+     }
++#ifndef __minix
+   else if (socket->priv->family == G_SOCKET_FAMILY_IPV6)
+     {
+       g_socket_set_option (socket, IPPROTO_IP, IP_TTL,
+@@ -1371,6 +1377,7 @@ g_socket_set_ttl (GSocket  *socket,
+       g_socket_set_option (socket, IPPROTO_IPV6, IPV6_UNICAST_HOPS,
+ 			   ttl, &error);
+     }
++#endif
+   else
+     g_return_if_reached ();
+ 
+@@ -1472,11 +1479,13 @@ g_socket_get_multicast_loopback (GSocket *socket)
+       g_socket_get_option (socket, IPPROTO_IP, IP_MULTICAST_LOOP,
+ 			   &value, &error);
+     }
++#ifndef __minix
+   else if (socket->priv->family == G_SOCKET_FAMILY_IPV6)
+     {
+       g_socket_get_option (socket, IPPROTO_IPV6, IPV6_MULTICAST_LOOP,
+ 			   &value, &error);
+     }
++#endif
+   else
+     g_return_val_if_reached (FALSE);
+ 
+@@ -1517,6 +1526,7 @@ g_socket_set_multicast_loopback (GSocket    *socket,
+       g_socket_set_option (socket, IPPROTO_IP, IP_MULTICAST_LOOP,
+ 			   loopback, &error);
+     }
++#ifndef __minix
+   else if (socket->priv->family == G_SOCKET_FAMILY_IPV6)
+     {
+       g_socket_set_option (socket, IPPROTO_IP, IP_MULTICAST_LOOP,
+@@ -1524,6 +1534,7 @@ g_socket_set_multicast_loopback (GSocket    *socket,
+       g_socket_set_option (socket, IPPROTO_IPV6, IPV6_MULTICAST_LOOP,
+ 			   loopback, &error);
+     }
++#endif
+   else
+     g_return_if_reached ();
+ 
+@@ -1561,11 +1572,13 @@ g_socket_get_multicast_ttl (GSocket *socket)
+       g_socket_get_option (socket, IPPROTO_IP, IP_MULTICAST_TTL,
+ 			   &value, &error);
+     }
++#ifndef __minix
+   else if (socket->priv->family == G_SOCKET_FAMILY_IPV6)
+     {
+       g_socket_get_option (socket, IPPROTO_IPV6, IPV6_MULTICAST_HOPS,
+ 			   &value, &error);
+     }
++#endif
+   else
+     g_return_val_if_reached (FALSE);
+ 
+@@ -1603,6 +1616,7 @@ g_socket_set_multicast_ttl (GSocket  *socket,
+       g_socket_set_option (socket, IPPROTO_IP, IP_MULTICAST_TTL,
+ 			   ttl, &error);
+     }
++#ifndef __minix
+   else if (socket->priv->family == G_SOCKET_FAMILY_IPV6)
+     {
+       g_socket_set_option (socket, IPPROTO_IP, IP_MULTICAST_TTL,
+@@ -1610,6 +1624,7 @@ g_socket_set_multicast_ttl (GSocket  *socket,
+       g_socket_set_option (socket, IPPROTO_IPV6, IPV6_MULTICAST_HOPS,
+ 			   ttl, &error);
+     }
++#endif
+   else
+     g_return_if_reached ();
+ 
+@@ -2053,6 +2068,7 @@ g_socket_multicast_group_operation (GSocket       *soc
+       result = setsockopt (socket->priv->fd, IPPROTO_IP, optname,
+ 			   &mc_req, sizeof (mc_req));
+     }
++#ifndef __minix
+   else if (g_inet_address_get_family (group) == G_SOCKET_FAMILY_IPV6)
+     {
+       struct ipv6_mreq mc_req_ipv6;
+@@ -2070,6 +2086,7 @@ g_socket_multicast_group_operation (GSocket       *soc
+       result = setsockopt (socket->priv->fd, IPPROTO_IPV6, optname,
+ 			   &mc_req_ipv6, sizeof (mc_req_ipv6));
+     }
++#endif
+   else
+     g_return_val_if_reached (FALSE);
+