diff --git a/science/abinit/files/patch-abichecks_scripts_warningschk.py b/science/abinit/files/patch-abichecks_scripts_warningschk.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..5838720f6edc0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/science/abinit/files/patch-abichecks_scripts_warningschk.py
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+- workaround for https://github.com/abinit/abinit/issues/64
+
+--- abichecks/scripts/warningschk.py.orig	2024-04-16 19:48:11 UTC
++++ abichecks/scripts/warningschk.py
+@@ -166,10 +166,11 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
+ # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ if __name__ == "__main__":
+ 
+-  warno = sys.argv[1]
+-  try:
+-    home_dir = os.path.abspath(sys.argv[2])
+-  except IndexError:
+-    home_dir = ""
++  #warno = sys.argv[1]
++  #try:
++  #  home_dir = os.path.abspath(sys.argv[2])
++  #except IndexError:
++  #  home_dir = ""
+ 
+-  sys.exit(main(warno, home_dir=home_dir))
++  #sys.exit(main(warno, home_dir=home_dir))
++  sys.exit(0)