diff --git a/recipes/freeciv/freeciv.inc b/recipes/freeciv/freeciv.inc
index 9a3d95b..ccb460e 100644
--- a/recipes/freeciv/freeciv.inc
+++ b/recipes/freeciv/freeciv.inc
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ DEPENDS = "gtk+ readline"
 
 SRC_URI = "${SOURCEFORGE_MIRROR}/freeciv/freeciv-${PV}.tar.gz \
            file://allow-root.patch \
+           file://wait-server-start.patch \
 "
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/freeciv-${PV}"
diff --git a/recipes/freeciv/freeciv/wait-server-start.patch b/recipes/freeciv/freeciv/wait-server-start.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..47ddf64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/freeciv/freeciv/wait-server-start.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+Give server more time to start
+
+Signed-off-by: Marko Lindqvist <cazfi74@gmail.com>
+
+diff -Nurd -X.diff_ignore freeciv/client/connectdlg_common.c freeciv/client/connectdlg_common.c
+--- freeciv/client/connectdlg_common.c	2011-07-30 00:24:42.000000000 +0300
++++ freeciv/client/connectdlg_common.c	2012-05-14 23:31:13.000000000 +0300
+@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
+ #include "tilespec.h"
+ 
+ #define WAIT_BETWEEN_TRIES 100000 /* usecs */ 
+-#define NUMBER_OF_TRIES 500
++#define NUMBER_OF_TRIES 10000
+   
+ #ifdef WIN32_NATIVE
+ /* FIXME: this is referenced directly in gui-win32/connectdlg.c. */