diff --git a/ports/discord-game-sdk/CONTROL b/ports/discord-game-sdk/CONTROL
index 7110110de..a164d53f0 100644
--- a/ports/discord-game-sdk/CONTROL
+++ b/ports/discord-game-sdk/CONTROL
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Source: discord-game-sdk
-Version: 2.5.6
+Version: 2.5.6-1
 Homepage: https://discordapp.com/developers/docs/game-sdk/sdk-starter-guide
 Description: The Discord GameSDK is an easy drop-in SDK to help you manage all the hard things that come with making a game.
 Supports: ((x64 && (windows || osx || linux)) || (x86 && windows)) && !uwp && !static
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diff --git a/ports/discord-game-sdk/include-cstdint.patch b/ports/discord-game-sdk/include-cstdint.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6e61c4c25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ports/discord-game-sdk/include-cstdint.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+From 91fab7c4b8f7da3182f07f5392ebe9388f979157 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Maki <mxmcube@gmail.com>
+Date: Wed, 3 Jun 2020 01:40:58 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] Include cstdint
+
+---
+ cpp/types.h | 2 ++
+ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
+
+diff --git a/cpp/types.h b/cpp/types.h
+index 8c7cc2b..122dc71 100644
+--- a/cpp/types.h
++++ b/cpp/types.h
+@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
+ #include "ffi.h"
+ #include "event.h"
+ 
++#include <cstdint>
++
+ namespace discord {
+ 
+ enum class Result {
+-- 
+2.26.2
+
diff --git a/ports/discord-game-sdk/portfile.cmake b/ports/discord-game-sdk/portfile.cmake
index fbd82dee0..ab85a7d72 100644
--- a/ports/discord-game-sdk/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/discord-game-sdk/portfile.cmake
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ vcpkg_extract_source_archive_ex(
     OUT_SOURCE_PATH SOURCE_PATH
     ARCHIVE ${ARCHIVE}
     NO_REMOVE_ONE_LEVEL
+    PATCHES 
+        include-cstdint.patch # allows compiling on newer versions of GCC 
 )
 
 file(COPY "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/CMakeLists.txt" DESTINATION ${SOURCE_PATH})
@@ -48,4 +50,4 @@ vcpkg_install_cmake()
 
 file(REMOVE_RECURSE "${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/debug/include")
 file(INSTALL "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/copyright" DESTINATION "${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/share/${PORT}")
-file(INSTALL "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/usage" DESTINATION "${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/share/${PORT}")
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+file(INSTALL "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/usage" DESTINATION "${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/share/${PORT}")