diff --git a/gnu/local.mk b/gnu/local.mk
index 16058ac784..4f868ca53e 100644
--- a/gnu/local.mk
+++ b/gnu/local.mk
@@ -1969,6 +1969,7 @@ dist_patch_DATA =						\
   %D%/packages/patches/renpy-use-system-fribidi.patch		\
   %D%/packages/patches/reposurgeon-add-missing-docbook-files.patch	\
   %D%/packages/patches/r-httpuv-1.6.6-unvendor-libuv.patch	\
+  %D%/packages/patches/r-sapa-lapack.patch			\
   %D%/packages/patches/ri-li-modernize_cpp.patch		\
   %D%/packages/patches/ripperx-missing-file.patch		\
   %D%/packages/patches/rpcbind-CVE-2017-8779.patch		\
diff --git a/gnu/packages/cran.scm b/gnu/packages/cran.scm
index e544a467a5..0685049641 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/cran.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/cran.scm
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ (define-module (gnu packages cran)
   #:use-module (guix utils)
   #:use-module (guix build-system gnu)
   #:use-module (guix build-system r)
+  #:use-module (gnu packages)
   #:use-module (gnu packages algebra)
   #:use-module (gnu packages autotools)
   #:use-module (gnu packages base)
@@ -11144,7 +11145,8 @@ (define-public r-sapa
        (uri (cran-uri "sapa" version))
        (sha256
         (base32
-         "0kj681rd4c2lvqr926lb6f4qwp281x5274dg6vbk8pf5y7s0qlpc"))))
+         "0kj681rd4c2lvqr926lb6f4qwp281x5274dg6vbk8pf5y7s0qlpc"))
+       (patches (search-patches "r-sapa-lapack.patch"))))
     (build-system r-build-system)
     (propagated-inputs
      (list r-ifultools r-splus2r))
diff --git a/gnu/packages/patches/r-sapa-lapack.patch b/gnu/packages/patches/r-sapa-lapack.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1911b133c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gnu/packages/patches/r-sapa-lapack.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+From 5eb1faf8ee2eac3057ef55c99dd3083242559b9e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: dbpercival <dbpercival@gmail.com>
+Date: Sat, 8 Jul 2023 16:26:35 -0700
+Subject: [PATCH] Update sapa_lapack.c
+
+Stephen's suggested change
+---
+ src/sapa_lapack.c | 2 +-
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/src/sapa_lapack.c b/src/sapa_lapack.c
+index eff4851..a520e33 100644
+--- a/src/sapa_lapack.c
++++ b/src/sapa_lapack.c
+@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ SEXP R_sapa_dpss(SEXP nsample, SEXP ntaper, SEXP bandwidth)
+     ISPLIT,
+     WORK1,
+     IWORK1,
+-    &INFO);
++    &INFO FCONE FCONE);
+   //  if (INFO != 0)
+   //  error(_("error code %d from LAPACK routine '%s'"), info, "dstebz");
+