diff --git a/rules/netcat/default.bash b/rules/netcat/default.bash
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ae77085
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rules/netcat/default.bash
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+version=\
+(
+    "110"
+)
+
+url=\
+(
+    "https://kent.dl.sourceforge.net/project/nc$version/unix%20netcat%201.10%20by%20_Hobbit_/%5BUnnamed%20release%5D/nc$version.tgz"
+)
+
+md5=\
+(
+    "402632f2fe01c169ff19a0ad6e9d608c"
+)
+
+post_unpack()
+{
+  cd "../netcat-$version"
+  mv ../data .
+  mv ../generic.h .
+  mv ../Makefile .
+  mv ../netcat.blurb .
+  mv ../netcat.c .
+  mv ../README .
+  mv ../Changelog .
+  mv ../scripts .
+  mv ../stupidh .
+
+  patches=$(ls "$pkg_dir"/patches/*.patch)
+  if [ -n "$patches" ]; then
+      cat $patches | patch -p1
+  fi
+}
+
+build()
+{
+  make nc CC="$cmd_target_cc"
+}
+
+host_install()
+{
+  $cmd_cp nc "${cfg_dir_toolchain_sysroot}/usr/bin/"
+  $cmd_mkdir "${cfg_dir_toolchain_sysroot}/usr/share/bin/"
+  $cmd_cp scripts/* "${cfg_dir_toolchain_sysroot}/usr/share/bin/"
+}
+
+target_install()
+{
+  $cmd_target_strip nc -o "$cfg_dir_rootfs/usr/bin/nc"
+  $cmd_mkdir ${cfg_dir_rootfs}/usr/share/bin/
+  $cmd_cp scripts/* "${cfg_dir_rootfs}/usr/share/bin/"
+}
diff --git a/rules/netcat/patches/res_init.patch b/rules/netcat/patches/res_init.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0a44299
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rules/netcat/patches/res_init.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- a/netcat.c	2017-05-25 14:39:05.517314469 +0200
++++ b/netcat_patch.c	2017-05-25 14:39:00.549218618 +0200
+@@ -1316,7 +1316,7 @@
+
+ #ifdef HAVE_BIND
+ /* can *you* say "cc -yaddayadda netcat.c -lresolv -l44bsd" on SunLOSs? */
+-  res_init();
++//  res_init();
+ #endif
+ /* I was in this barbershop quartet in Skokie IL ... */
+ /* round up the usual suspects, i.e. malloc up all the stuff we need */