diff --git a/srcpkgs/libXv/template b/srcpkgs/libXv/template
index f2ba39bad82..4f1ca8ca038 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libXv/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libXv/template
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ pkgname=libXv
 version=1.0.11
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
+configure_args="--enable-malloc0returnsnull"
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
 makedepends="videoproto libX11-devel libXext-devel"
 short_desc="Xv Extension library"