diff --git a/utils/minicom/Makefile b/utils/minicom/Makefile
index 5376eeb70e..f216501913 100644
--- a/utils/minicom/Makefile
+++ b/utils/minicom/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=minicom
 PKG_VERSION:=2.7.1
-PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_RELEASE:=2
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://alioth.debian.org/frs/download.php/file/4215
diff --git a/utils/minicom/patches/200-gcc10.patch b/utils/minicom/patches/200-gcc10.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6c36c619cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/minicom/patches/200-gcc10.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+--- a/src/minicom.h
++++ b/src/minicom.h
+@@ -109,13 +109,13 @@ EXTERN char *dial_tty;     /* tty to use. */
+ 
+ EXTERN char *dial_name;	    /* System we're conneced to */
+ EXTERN char *dial_number;   /* Number we've dialed. */
+-EXTERN char *dial_user;     /* Our username there */
+-EXTERN char *dial_pass;     /* Our password */
++extern char *dial_user;     /* Our username there */
++extern char *dial_pass;     /* Our password */
+ 
+ #ifdef USE_SOCKET
+-EXTERN int portfd_is_socket;	/* File descriptor is a unix socket */
+-EXTERN int portfd_is_connected;	/* 1 if the socket is connected */
+-EXTERN struct sockaddr_un portfd_sock_addr;	/* the unix socket address */
++extern int portfd_is_socket;	/* File descriptor is a unix socket */
++extern int portfd_is_connected;	/* 1 if the socket is connected */
++extern struct sockaddr_un portfd_sock_addr;	/* the unix socket address */
+ #define portfd_connected ((portfd_is_socket && !portfd_is_connected) \
+                            ? -1 : portfd)
+ #else
+@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ EXTERN int sbcolor;     /* Status Bar Background Color */
+ EXTERN int st_attr;	/* Status Bar attributes. */
+ 
+ /* jl 04.09.97 conversion tables */
+-EXTERN unsigned char vt_outmap[256], vt_inmap[256];
++extern unsigned char vt_outmap[256], vt_inmap[256];
+ 
+ /* MARK updated 02/17/95 - history buffer */
+ EXTERN int num_hist_lines;  /* History buffer size */