diff --git a/debian/patches/test-keep-alive.diff b/debian/patches/test-keep-alive.diff
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/patches/test-keep-alive.diff
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+Index: llvm-toolchain-5.0-5.0.1~+rc1/utils/lit/lit/ProgressBar.py
+===================================================================
+--- llvm-toolchain-5.0-5.0.1~+rc1.orig/utils/lit/lit/ProgressBar.py
++++ llvm-toolchain-5.0-5.0.1~+rc1/utils/lit/lit/ProgressBar.py
+@@ -189,15 +189,7 @@ class SimpleProgressBar:
+             return
+ 
+         for i in range(self.atIndex, next):
+-            idx = i % 5
+-            if idx == 0:
+-                sys.stdout.write('%-2d' % (i*2))
+-            elif idx == 1:
+-                pass # Skip second char
+-            elif idx < 4:
+-                sys.stdout.write('.')
+-            else:
+-                sys.stdout.write(' ')
++            sys.stdout.write('%-2d ' % (i*2))
+         sys.stdout.flush()
+         self.atIndex = next
+