diff --git a/trinity-apps/kword/files/kword-libpaper.patch b/trinity-apps/kword/files/kword-libpaper.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..74e79cb9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/trinity-apps/kword/files/kword-libpaper.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- a/filters/kword/pdf/xpdf/xpdf/GlobalParams.cpp
++++ b/filters/kword/pdf/xpdf/xpdf/GlobalParams.cpp
+@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@
+   displayCIDFonts = new GHash();
+   displayNamedCIDFonts = new GHash();
+ #ifdef HAVE_PAPER_H
+-  char *paperName;
++  const char *paperName;
+   const struct paper *paperType;
+   paperinit();
+   if ((paperName = systempapername())) {
diff --git a/trinity-apps/kword/kword-14.0.13.ebuild b/trinity-apps/kword/kword-14.0.13.ebuild
index 9bb28dfb..f45d3aa4 100644
--- a/trinity-apps/kword/kword-14.0.13.ebuild
+++ b/trinity-apps/kword/kword-14.0.13.ebuild
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ KMCOPYLIB="libkformula lib/kformula
 	libkspreadcommon kspread"
 
 src_prepare() {
+	eapply "${FILESDIR}/kword-libpaper.patch"
 	local search_path="${TDEDIR}/${get_libdir}"
 	local libname dirname dirlist x
 	libname=""