diff --git a/packages/monetdb/build.sh b/packages/monetdb/build.sh
index 5d7f78715..5549bcf61 100644
--- a/packages/monetdb/build.sh
+++ b/packages/monetdb/build.sh
@@ -3,13 +3,16 @@ TERMUX_PKG_DESCRIPTION="A high-performance database kernel for query-intensive a
 TERMUX_PKG_LICENSE="MPL-2.0"
 TERMUX_PKG_MAINTAINER="@termux"
 TERMUX_PKG_VERSION=11.41.13
-TERMUX_PKG_REVISION=2
+TERMUX_PKG_REVISION=3
 TERMUX_PKG_SRCURL=https://www.monetdb.org/downloads/sources/archive/MonetDB-${TERMUX_PKG_VERSION}.tar.xz
 TERMUX_PKG_SHA256=7738e106ac3a39bfb37feb8efa9a050a412fb332ab58c29a8aad23c01ba42197
-TERMUX_PKG_DEPENDS="libbz2, libcurl, libiconv, liblz4, liblzma, libpcreposix, libuuid, libxml2, netcdf-c, openssl, readline, zlib"
+TERMUX_PKG_DEPENDS="libandroid-sysv-semaphore, libbz2, libcurl, libiconv, liblz4, liblzma, libpcreposix, libuuid, libxml2, netcdf-c, openssl, readline, zlib"
 
 termux_step_post_get_source() {
 	find . -name '*.c' | xargs -n 1 sed -i \
 		-e 's:"\(/tmp\):"'$TERMUX_PREFIX'\1:g'
-	cp $TERMUX_PKG_BUILDER_DIR/sys_sem.c gdk/
+}
+
+termux_step_pre_configure() {
+	LDFLAGS+=" -landroid-sysv-semaphore"
 }
diff --git a/packages/monetdb/gdk-CMakeLists.txt.patch b/packages/monetdb/gdk-CMakeLists.txt.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 25e4533c9..000000000
--- a/packages/monetdb/gdk-CMakeLists.txt.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
---- a/gdk/CMakeLists.txt
-+++ b/gdk/CMakeLists.txt
-@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@
-   gdk_analytic_func.c
-   gdk_analytic.h
-   gdk_tracer.c gdk_tracer.h
-+  sys_sem.c
-   PUBLIC
-   ${gdk_public_headers})
- 
diff --git a/packages/monetdb/gdk-gdk_interprocess.c.patch b/packages/monetdb/gdk-gdk_interprocess.c.patch
index 14413cbab..ffd4159ce 100644
--- a/packages/monetdb/gdk-gdk_interprocess.c.patch
+++ b/packages/monetdb/gdk-gdk_interprocess.c.patch
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 --- a/gdk/gdk_interprocess.c
 +++ b/gdk/gdk_interprocess.c
-@@ -19,14 +19,26 @@
+@@ -19,7 +19,11 @@
  
  #include <sys/types.h>
  #include <sys/ipc.h>
@@ -12,18 +12,3 @@
  #include <sys/wait.h>
  #include <unistd.h>
  #include <sys/mman.h>
- #include <sys/stat.h>
- #include <fcntl.h>
- #include <sched.h>
-+#ifndef __ANDROID__
- #include <sys/sem.h>
-+#else
-+#include <linux/sem.h>
-+#define semid_ds semid64_ds
-+int semctl(int, int, int, ...);
-+int semget(key_t, int, int);
-+int semop(int, struct sembuf *, size_t);
-+#endif
- #include <time.h>
- 
- static ATOMIC_TYPE interprocess_unique_id = ATOMIC_VAR_INIT(1);
diff --git a/packages/monetdb/sys_sem.c b/packages/monetdb/sys_sem.c
deleted file mode 100644
index fad76ac65..000000000
--- a/packages/monetdb/sys_sem.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,79 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2016 The Android Open Source Project
- * All rights reserved.
- *
- * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
- * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
- * are met:
- *  * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
- *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
- *  * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
- *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in
- *    the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
- *    distribution.
- *
- * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
- * "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
- * LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS
- * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
- * COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
- * INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING,
- * BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS
- * OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED
- * AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY,
- * OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT
- * OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
- * SUCH DAMAGE.
- */
-
-#include <linux/sem.h>
-
-#include <stdarg.h>
-#include <sys/syscall.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
-
-#pragma GCC visibility push(hidden)
-
-int semtimedop(int id, struct sembuf* ops, size_t op_count, const struct timespec* ts) {
-#if defined(SYS_semtimedop)
-  return syscall(SYS_semtimedop, id, ops, op_count, ts);
-#else
-  return syscall(SYS_ipc, SEMTIMEDOP, id, op_count, 0, ops, ts);
-#endif
-}
-
-union semun {
-  int val;
-  struct semid_ds *buf;
-  unsigned short *array;
-} semu;
-
-int semctl(int id, int num, int cmd, ...) {
-#if !defined(__LP64__)
-  // Annoyingly, the kernel requires this for 32-bit but rejects it for 64-bit.
-  cmd |= IPC_64;
-#endif
-  va_list ap;
-  va_start(ap, cmd);
-  union semun arg = va_arg(ap, union semun);
-  va_end(ap);
-#if defined(SYS_semctl)
-  return syscall(SYS_semctl, id, num, cmd, arg);
-#else
-  return syscall(SYS_ipc, SEMCTL, id, num, cmd, &arg, 0);
-#endif
-}
-
-int semget(key_t key, int n, int flags) {
-#if defined(SYS_semget)
-  return syscall(SYS_semget, key, n, flags);
-#else
-  return syscall(SYS_ipc, SEMGET, key, n, flags, 0, 0);
-#endif
-}
-
-int semop(int id, struct sembuf* ops, size_t op_count) {
-  return semtimedop(id, ops, op_count, NULL);
-}
-
-#pragma GCC visibility pop