diff --git a/boinc-parsecolor.patch b/boinc-parsecolor.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3c9b35b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/boinc-parsecolor.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+--- boinc_core_release_5_10_45_orig/clientgui/SkinManager.cpp	2007-08-16 04:32:09.000000000 +1000
++++ boinc_core_release_5_10_45/clientgui/SkinManager.cpp	2008-05-17 00:31:11.000000000 +1000
+@@ -100,11 +100,11 @@
+ 
+ 
+ wxColour CSkinItem::ParseColor(wxString strColor) {
+-    int red, green, blue;
++    long red, green, blue;
+     wxStringTokenizer tkz(strColor, wxT(":"), wxTOKEN_RET_EMPTY);
+-    wxString(tkz.GetNextToken()).ToLong((long*)&red);
+-	wxString(tkz.GetNextToken()).ToLong((long*)&green);
+-	wxString(tkz.GetNextToken()).ToLong((long*)&blue);
++    wxString(tkz.GetNextToken()).ToLong(&red);
++	wxString(tkz.GetNextToken()).ToLong(&green);
++	wxString(tkz.GetNextToken()).ToLong(&blue);
+     return wxColour((unsigned char)red, (unsigned char)green, (unsigned char)blue);
+ }
+