diff --git a/tools/libtool/Makefile b/tools/libtool/Makefile
index 82730dfee86..fce68aebadf 100644
--- a/tools/libtool/Makefile
+++ b/tools/libtool/Makefile
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ PKG_MD5SUM:=b32b04148ecdd7344abc6fe8bd1bb021
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/host-build.mk
 
+HOST_CONFIGURE_VARS += \
+	lt_cv_sys_dlsearch_path=""
+
 define Host/Compile
 	$(MAKE) -C $(HOST_BUILD_DIR)
 endef
diff --git a/tools/libtool/patches/100-libdir-fixes.patch b/tools/libtool/patches/100-libdir-fixes.patch
index fb0254bf7e7..d4e6f785ccd 100644
--- a/tools/libtool/patches/100-libdir-fixes.patch
+++ b/tools/libtool/patches/100-libdir-fixes.patch
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
-Index: libtool-2.4/libltdl/config/ltmain.m4sh
-===================================================================
---- libtool-2.4.orig/libltdl/config/ltmain.m4sh	2010-09-22 16:45:18.000000000 +0200
-+++ libtool-2.4/libltdl/config/ltmain.m4sh	2010-12-06 22:51:21.961732599 +0100
-@@ -5715,8 +5715,14 @@
+--- a/libltdl/config/ltmain.m4sh
++++ b/libltdl/config/ltmain.m4sh
+@@ -5715,8 +5715,14 @@ func_mode_link ()
  	    absdir="$abs_ladir"
  	    libdir="$abs_ladir"
  	  else
@@ -19,7 +17,7 @@ Index: libtool-2.4/libltdl/config/ltmain.m4sh
  	  fi
  	  test "X$hardcode_automatic" = Xyes && avoidtemprpath=yes
  	else
-@@ -6114,8 +6120,6 @@
+@@ -6114,8 +6120,6 @@ func_mode_link ()
  		add="$libdir/$linklib"
  	      fi
  	    else
@@ -28,7 +26,54 @@ Index: libtool-2.4/libltdl/config/ltmain.m4sh
  	      # Try looking first in the location we're being installed to.
  	      if test -n "$inst_prefix_dir"; then
  		case $libdir in
-@@ -6270,7 +6274,17 @@
+@@ -6270,7 +6274,17 @@ func_mode_link ()
+ 		  fi
+ 		  ;;
+ 		*)
+-		  path="-L$absdir/$objdir"
++                  # OE sets installed=no in staging. We need to look in $objdir and $absdir, 
++                  # preferring $objdir. RP 31/04/2008
++                  if test -f "$absdir/$objdir/$depdepl" ; then
++		    depdepl="$absdir/$objdir/$depdepl"
++		    path="-L$absdir/$objdir"
++                  elif test -f "$absdir/$depdepl" ; then
++		    depdepl="$absdir/$depdepl"
++		    path="-L$absdir"
++                  else
++		    path="-L$absdir/$objdir"
++                  fi
+ 		  ;;
+ 		esac
+ 		else
+--- a/libltdl/config/ltmain.sh
++++ b/libltdl/config/ltmain.sh
+@@ -6504,8 +6504,14 @@ func_mode_link ()
+ 	    absdir="$abs_ladir"
+ 	    libdir="$abs_ladir"
+ 	  else
+-	    dir="$lt_sysroot$libdir"
+-	    absdir="$lt_sysroot$libdir"
++	    # Adding 'libdir' from the .la file to our library search paths
++	    # breaks crosscompilation horribly.  We cheat here and don't add
++	    # it, instead adding the path where we found the .la.  -CL
++	    dir="$lt_sysroot$abs_ladir"
++	    absdir="$abs_ladir"
++	    libdir="$abs_ladir"
++	    #dir="$libdir"
++	    #absdir="$lt_sysroot$libdir"
+ 	  fi
+ 	  test "X$hardcode_automatic" = Xyes && avoidtemprpath=yes
+ 	else
+@@ -6903,8 +6909,6 @@ func_mode_link ()
+ 		add="$libdir/$linklib"
+ 	      fi
+ 	    else
+-	      # We cannot seem to hardcode it, guess we'll fake it.
+-	      add_dir="-L$libdir"
+ 	      # Try looking first in the location we're being installed to.
+ 	      if test -n "$inst_prefix_dir"; then
+ 		case $libdir in
+@@ -7059,7 +7063,17 @@ func_mode_link ()
  		  fi
  		  ;;
  		*)
diff --git a/tools/libtool/patches/110-dont-use-target-dir-for-relinking.patch b/tools/libtool/patches/110-dont-use-target-dir-for-relinking.patch
index f2681aea622..c78058934ad 100644
--- a/tools/libtool/patches/110-dont-use-target-dir-for-relinking.patch
+++ b/tools/libtool/patches/110-dont-use-target-dir-for-relinking.patch
@@ -8,3 +8,13 @@
  	      add="-l$name"
  	    elif test "$hardcode_shlibpath_var" = yes; then
  	      case :$finalize_shlibpath: in
+--- a/libltdl/config/ltmain.sh
++++ b/libltdl/config/ltmain.sh
+@@ -6893,7 +6893,6 @@ func_mode_link ()
+ 	       test "$hardcode_direct_absolute" = no; then
+ 	      add="$libdir/$linklib"
+ 	    elif test "$hardcode_minus_L" = yes; then
+-	      add_dir="-L$libdir"
+ 	      add="-l$name"
+ 	    elif test "$hardcode_shlibpath_var" = yes; then
+ 	      case :$finalize_shlibpath: in
diff --git a/tools/libtool/patches/120-strip-unsafe-dirs-for-relinking.patch b/tools/libtool/patches/120-strip-unsafe-dirs-for-relinking.patch
index 564d885a500..1c3df4c0049 100644
--- a/tools/libtool/patches/120-strip-unsafe-dirs-for-relinking.patch
+++ b/tools/libtool/patches/120-strip-unsafe-dirs-for-relinking.patch
@@ -10,3 +10,15 @@
  	  func_warning "relinking \`$file'"
  	  func_show_eval "$relink_command" \
  	    'func_fatal_error "error: relink \`$file'\'' with the above command before installing it"'
+--- a/libltdl/config/ltmain.sh
++++ b/libltdl/config/ltmain.sh
+@@ -2972,6 +2972,9 @@ func_mode_install ()
+ 	    relink_command=`$ECHO "$relink_command" | $SED "s%@inst_prefix_dir@%%"`
+ 	  fi
+ 
++	  relink_command=`$ECHO "$relink_command" | $SED "s%-L[[:space:]]*/lib[^[:space:]]*%%"`
++	  relink_command=`$ECHO "$relink_command" | $SED "s%-L[[:space:]]*/usr/lib[^[:space:]]*%%"`
++
+ 	  func_warning "relinking \`$file'"
+ 	  func_show_eval "$relink_command" \
+ 	    'func_fatal_error "error: relink \`$file'\'' with the above command before installing it"'
diff --git a/tools/libtool/patches/150-trailingslash.patch b/tools/libtool/patches/150-trailingslash.patch
index 14aa27be860..a01f9be77b1 100644
--- a/tools/libtool/patches/150-trailingslash.patch
+++ b/tools/libtool/patches/150-trailingslash.patch
@@ -28,3 +28,22 @@ Nitin A Kamble <nitin.a.kamble@intel.com>
  
  	  # Don't allow the user to place us outside of our expected
  	  # location b/c this prevents finding dependent libraries that
+--- a/libltdl/config/ltmain.sh
++++ b/libltdl/config/ltmain.sh
+@@ -2953,8 +2953,15 @@ func_mode_install ()
+ 	func_append dir "$objdir"
+ 
+ 	if test -n "$relink_command"; then
++      # Strip any trailing slash from the destination.
++      func_stripname '' '/' "$libdir"
++      destlibdir=$func_stripname_result
++
++      func_stripname '' '/' "$destdir"
++      s_destdir=$func_stripname_result
++
+ 	  # Determine the prefix the user has applied to our future dir.
+-	  inst_prefix_dir=`$ECHO "$destdir" | $SED -e "s%$libdir\$%%"`
++	  inst_prefix_dir=`$ECHO "X$s_destdir" | $Xsed -e "s%$destlibdir\$%%"`
+ 
+ 	  # Don't allow the user to place us outside of our expected
+ 	  # location b/c this prevents finding dependent libraries that