diff --git a/debian/patches/0002-loosen-devise.patch b/debian/patches/0002-loosen-devise.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ea84564a7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/patches/0002-loosen-devise.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+Forwarded: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/2740
+
+Index: gitlab/Gemfile
+===================================================================
+--- gitlab.orig/Gemfile
++++ gitlab/Gemfile
+@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ gem "mysql2", group: :mysql
+ gem "pg", group: :postgres
+ 
+ # Authentication libraries
+-gem "devise", '3.2.4'
++gem "devise", '~> 3.2'
+ gem "devise-async", '0.9.0'
+ gem 'omniauth', "~> 1.2.2"
+ gem 'omniauth-google-oauth2'
diff --git a/debian/patches/series b/debian/patches/series
index 662c1acbea..8c630fed57 100644
--- a/debian/patches/series
+++ b/debian/patches/series
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 loosen-rails-version.patch
+0002-loosen-devise.patch