diff --git a/sysutils/nomad/Makefile b/sysutils/nomad/Makefile
index 5a5f9553d1d1..bdd2fb5d4f89 100644
--- a/sysutils/nomad/Makefile
+++ b/sysutils/nomad/Makefile
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@ COMMENT=	Cluster manager and scheduler
 LICENSE=	MPL20
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
-BROKEN=		fails to build
-
 ONLY_FOR_ARCHS=	amd64
 ONLY_FOR_ARCHS_REASON=	On i386: go compiler crashes: https://github.com/golang/go/issues/23763
 
diff --git a/sysutils/nomad/files/patch-vendor_github.com_docker_docker_pkg_system_mknod.go b/sysutils/nomad/files/patch-vendor_github.com_docker_docker_pkg_system_mknod.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d55828791c93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sysutils/nomad/files/patch-vendor_github.com_docker_docker_pkg_system_mknod.go
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- vendor/github.com/docker/docker/pkg/system/mknod.go.orig	2019-03-28 15:47:27 UTC
++++ vendor/github.com/docker/docker/pkg/system/mknod.go
+@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (
+ // Mknod creates a filesystem node (file, device special file or named pipe) named path
+ // with attributes specified by mode and dev.
+ func Mknod(path string, mode uint32, dev int) error {
+-	return syscall.Mknod(path, mode, dev)
++	return syscall.Mknod(path, mode, uint64(dev))
+ }
+ 
+ // Mkdev is used to build the value of linux devices (in /dev/) which specifies major