diff --git a/.checkpackageignore b/.checkpackageignore
index 298cd65838..1f2c67ae4a 100644
--- a/.checkpackageignore
+++ b/.checkpackageignore
@@ -986,6 +986,7 @@ support/libtool/buildroot-libtool-v1.5.patch lib_patch.ApplyOrder lib_patch.Sob
 support/libtool/buildroot-libtool-v2.2.patch lib_patch.ApplyOrder lib_patch.Sob lib_patch.Upstream
 support/libtool/buildroot-libtool-v2.4.4.patch lib_patch.ApplyOrder lib_patch.Upstream
 support/libtool/buildroot-libtool-v2.4.patch lib_patch.ApplyOrder lib_patch.Sob lib_patch.Upstream
+support/libtool/buildroot-libtool-v2.6.patch lib_patch.ApplyOrder lib_patch.Upstream
 support/misc/relocate-sdk.sh Shellcheck
 support/scripts/apply-patches.sh Shellcheck
 support/scripts/check-bin-arch Shellcheck
diff --git a/package/pkg-autotools.mk b/package/pkg-autotools.mk
index 16b21acb6d..da33909881 100644
--- a/package/pkg-autotools.mk
+++ b/package/pkg-autotools.mk
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ define LIBTOOL_PATCH_HOOK
 			fi \
 		elif test $${ltmain_version} = "2.5"; then\
 			patch -i support/libtool/buildroot-libtool-v2.4.4.patch $${i}; \
+		elif test $${ltmain_version} = "2.6"; then\
+			patch -i support/libtool/buildroot-libtool-v2.6.patch $${i}; \
 		fi \
 	done
 endef
diff --git a/support/libtool/buildroot-libtool-v2.6.patch b/support/libtool/buildroot-libtool-v2.6.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b3968b1289
--- /dev/null
+++ b/support/libtool/buildroot-libtool-v2.6.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+Libtool fixes for cross-compilation, many past contributors/authors.
+Update based on libtool-2.6.2.
+
+Signed-off-by: Yegor Yefremov <yegorslists@googlemail.com>
+
+--- a/ltmain.sh
++++ b/ltmain.sh
+@@ -3008,9 +3008,8 @@
+ 	# was found and let the user know that the "--tag" command
+ 	# line option must be used.
+ 	if test -z "$tagname"; then
+-	  func_echo "unable to infer tagged configuration with compiler."
+-	  func_echo "Possible use of unsupported compiler."
+-	  func_fatal_error "specify a tag with '--tag'. For more information, try '$progname --help'."
++	  func_echo "defaulting to \`CC'"
++	  func_echo "if this is not correct, specify a tag with \`--tag'"
+ #	else
+ #	  func_verbose "using $tagname tagged configuration"
+ 	fi
+@@ -4746,8 +4745,12 @@
+ 	  # At present, this check doesn't affect windows .dll's that
+ 	  # are installed into $libdir/../bin (currently, that works fine)
+ 	  # but it's something to keep an eye on.
+-	  test "$inst_prefix_dir" = "$destdir" && \
+-	    func_fatal_error "error: cannot install '$file' to a directory not ending in $libdir"
++
++	  #
++	  # This breaks install into our staging area.  -PB
++	  #
++	  #test "$inst_prefix_dir" = "$destdir" && \
++	  #  func_fatal_error "error: cannot install '$file' to a directory not ending in $libdir"
+ 
+ 	  if test -n "$inst_prefix_dir"; then
+ 	    # Stick the inst_prefix_dir data into the link command.
+@@ -7063,7 +7066,8 @@
+ 	;;
+       -all-static | -static | -static-libtool-libs | --static | -Bstatic)
+ 	case $arg in
+-	-all-static)
++	# Make -static behave like -all-static -GZ
++	-all-static | -static)
+ 	  if test yes = "$build_libtool_libs" && test -z "$link_static_flag"; then
+ 	    func_warning "complete static linking is impossible in this configuration"
+ 	  fi
+@@ -7072,12 +7076,6 @@
+ 	  fi
+ 	  prefer_static_libs=yes
+ 	  ;;
+-	-static)
+-	  if test -z "$pic_flag" && test -n "$link_static_flag"; then
+-	    dlopen_self=$dlopen_self_static
+-	  fi
+-	  prefer_static_libs=built
+-	  ;;
+ 	-static-libtool-libs | --static | -Bstatic)
+ 	  if test -z "$pic_flag" && test -n "$link_static_flag"; then
+ 	    dlopen_self=$dlopen_self_static
+@@ -7393,7 +7391,8 @@
+       prevarg=$arg
+ 
+       case $arg in
+-      -all-static)
++      # Make -static behave like -all-static -GZ
++      -all-static | -static)
+ 	if test -n "$link_static_flag"; then
+ 	  # See comment for -static flag below, for more details.
+ 	  func_append compile_command " $link_static_flag"
+@@ -7695,7 +7694,7 @@
+ 	continue
+ 	;;
+ 
+-      -static | -static-libtool-libs)
++      -static-libtool-libs)
+ 	# The effects of -static are defined in a previous loop.
+ 	# We used to do the same as -all-static on platforms that
+ 	# didn't have a PIC flag, but the assumption that the effects
+@@ -8755,7 +8754,7 @@
+ 	  *)
+ 	    if test no = "$installed"; then
+ 	      func_append notinst_deplibs " $lib"
+-	      need_relink=yes
++	      need_relink=no
+ 	    fi
+ 	    ;;
+ 	  esac
+@@ -11296,6 +11295,10 @@
+ 	    # Replace all uninstalled libtool libraries with the installed ones
+ 	    newdependency_libs=
+ 	    for deplib in $dependency_libs; do
++	      # Replacing uninstalled with installed can easily break crosscompilation,
++	      # since the installed path is generally the wrong architecture.  -CL
++	      newdependency_libs="$newdependency_libs $deplib"
++	      continue
+ 	      case $deplib in
+ 	      *.la)
+ 		func_basename "$deplib"