diff -u make-dfsg-4.1/configure.ac make-dfsg-4.1/configure.ac
--- make-dfsg-4.1/configure.ac
+++ make-dfsg-4.1/configure.ac
@@ -402,10 +402,9 @@
 #include <glob.h>
 #include <fnmatch.h>
 
-#define GLOB_INTERFACE_VERSION 1
 #if !defined _LIBC && defined __GNU_LIBRARY__ && __GNU_LIBRARY__ > 1
 # include <gnu-versions.h>
-# if _GNU_GLOB_INTERFACE_VERSION == GLOB_INTERFACE_VERSION
+# if _GNU_GLOB_INTERFACE_VERSION == 1 || _GNU_GLOB_INTERFACE_VERSION == 2
    gnu glob
 # endif
 #endif],
diff -u make-dfsg-4.1/debian/changelog make-dfsg-4.1/debian/changelog
--- make-dfsg-4.1/debian/changelog
+++ make-dfsg-4.1/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+make-dfsg (4.1-9.1ubuntu1) bionic; urgency=medium
+
+  * Cherry-pick two patches from upstream to support the glob implementation
+    in glibc 2.27. Kindly supplied by Aurelien Jarno on Debian bug #891365,
+    with thanks.
+
+ -- Iain Lane <iain@orangesquash.org.uk>  Tue, 17 Apr 2018 13:12:28 +0100
+
 make-dfsg (4.1-9.1) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * Non-maintainer upload.
diff -u make-dfsg-4.1/dir.c make-dfsg-4.1/dir.c
--- make-dfsg-4.1/dir.c
+++ make-dfsg-4.1/dir.c
@@ -1215,15 +1215,40 @@
 }
 #endif
 
+/* Similarly for lstat.  */
+#if !defined(lstat) && !defined(WINDOWS32) || defined(VMS)
+# ifndef VMS
+#  ifndef HAVE_SYS_STAT_H
+int lstat (const char *path, struct stat *sbuf);
+#  endif
+# else
+    /* We are done with the fake lstat.  Go back to the real lstat */
+#   ifdef lstat
+#     undef lstat
+#   endif
+# endif
+# define local_lstat lstat
+#elif defined(WINDOWS32)
+/* Windows doesn't support lstat().  */
+# define local_lstat local_stat
+#else
+static int
+local_lstat (const char *path, struct stat *buf)
+{
+  int e;
+  EINTRLOOP (e, lstat (path, buf));
+  return e;
+}
+#endif
+
 void
 dir_setup_glob (glob_t *gl)
 {
   gl->gl_opendir = open_dirstream;
   gl->gl_readdir = read_dirstream;
   gl->gl_closedir = free;
+  gl->gl_lstat = local_lstat;
   gl->gl_stat = local_stat;
-  /* We don't bother setting gl_lstat, since glob never calls it.
-     The slot is only there for compatibility with 4.4 BSD.  */
 }
 
 void