diff --git a/cyrus-sasl-2.1.18-no_rpath.patch b/cyrus-sasl-2.1.18-no_rpath.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6f84554
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cyrus-sasl-2.1.18-no_rpath.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+--- cyrus-sasl-2.1.18/cmulocal/cyrus.m4.no_rpath	2004-05-13 14:32:14.341038898 +0200
++++ cyrus-sasl-2.1.18/cmulocal/cyrus.m4	2004-05-13 14:34:18.471968788 +0200
+@@ -32,14 +32,5 @@
+ dnl runpath initialization
+ AC_DEFUN([CMU_GUESS_RUNPATH_SWITCH], [
+    # CMU GUESS RUNPATH SWITCH
+-  AC_CACHE_CHECK(for runpath switch, andrew_runpath_switch, [
+-    # first, try -R
+-    SAVE_LDFLAGS="${LDFLAGS}"
+-    LDFLAGS="-R /usr/lib"
+-    AC_TRY_LINK([],[],[andrew_runpath_switch="-R"], [
+-  	LDFLAGS="-Wl,-rpath,/usr/lib"
+-    AC_TRY_LINK([],[],[andrew_runpath_switch="-Wl,-rpath,"],
+-    [andrew_runpath_switch="none"])
+-    ])
+-  LDFLAGS="${SAVE_LDFLAGS}"
+-  ])])
++    andrew_runpath_switch="none"
++  ])
diff --git a/cyrus-sasl.spec b/cyrus-sasl.spec
index 8a0add0..83903bf 100644
--- a/cyrus-sasl.spec
+++ b/cyrus-sasl.spec
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 Summary: The Cyrus SASL library.
 Name: cyrus-sasl
 Version: 2.1.18
-Release: 2
+Release: 3
 License: Freely Distributable
 Group: System Environment/Libraries
 Source0: ftp://ftp.andrew.cmu.edu/pub/cyrus-mail/cyrus-sasl-%{version}.tar.gz
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ Patch6: cyrus-sasl-2.1.10-des.patch
 Patch7: cyrus-sasl-2.1.17-gssapi-dynamic.patch
 Patch9: cyrus-sasl-2.1.17-saslauthd1.patch
 Patch10: cyrus-sasl-2.1.18-db_bundle.patch
+Patch11: cyrus-sasl-2.1.18-no_rpath.patch
 Buildroot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-root
 %if %{includev1}
 BuildPrereq: gdbm-devel
@@ -121,6 +122,7 @@ done
 %patch7 -p1 -b .gssapi-dynamic
 #%patch9 -p1 -b .saslauthd1
 %patch10 -p1 -b .db_bundle
+%patch11 -p1 -b .no_rpath
 # FIXME - this is just weird
 rm config/ltconfig config/libtool.m4
 libtoolize -f -c
@@ -457,6 +459,9 @@ fi
 #  TODO: enable sql if the time comes when the soname doesn't change too often
 #
 %changelog
+* Thu May 13 2004 Thomas Woerner <twoerner@redhat.com> 2.1.18-3
+- removed rpath
+
 * Tue Mar 16 2004 Nalin Dahyabhai <nalin@redhat.com> 2.1.18-2
 - turn on building of libsasl v1 again