diff --git a/subversion-1.6.1-rpath.patch b/subversion-1.6.1-rpath.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6061e05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/subversion-1.6.1-rpath.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+
+Libraries should be linked with -rpath $libdir but programs should not.
+Doing so for the latter means that a redundant RPATH entry of $libdir
+will end up in the binaries.
+
+The redundant RPATH can also cause obscure build failures by causing
+in-build binaries to pick up libraries from the system environment,
+which libtool will otherwise avoid.
+
+--- subversion-1.6.1/build.conf.rpath
++++ subversion-1.6.1/build.conf
+@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ type = swig_lib
+ lang = python
+ path = subversion/bindings/swig/python/libsvn_swig_py
+ libs = libsvn_client libsvn_wc libsvn_ra libsvn_delta libsvn_subr apriconv apr
+-link-cmd = $(LINK) $(SWIG_PY_LIBS)
++link-cmd = $(LINK_LIB) $(SWIG_PY_LIBS)
+ install = swig-py-lib
+ # need special build rule to include -DSWIGPYTHON
+ compile-cmd = $(COMPILE_SWIG_PY)
+@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ type = swig_lib
+ lang = ruby
+ path = subversion/bindings/swig/ruby/libsvn_swig_ruby
+ libs = libsvn_client libsvn_wc libsvn_delta libsvn_subr apriconv apr
+-link-cmd = $(LINK) $(SWIG_RB_LIBS)
++link-cmd = $(LINK_LIB) $(SWIG_RB_LIBS)
+ install = swig-rb-lib
+ # need special build rule to include
+ compile-cmd = $(COMPILE_SWIG_RB)
+--- subversion-1.6.1/build/generator/gen_base.py.rpath
++++ subversion-1.6.1/build/generator/gen_base.py
+@@ -455,6 +455,10 @@ class TargetLib(TargetLinked):
+     self.msvc_fake = options.get('msvc-fake') == 'yes' # has fake target
+     self.msvc_export = options.get('msvc-export', '').split()
+ 
++    ### hmm. this is Makefile-specific
++    if self.link_cmd == '$(LINK)':
++      self.link_cmd = '$(LINK_LIB)'
++
+ class TargetApacheMod(TargetLib):
+ 
+   def __init__(self, name, options, gen_obj):
+--- subversion-1.6.1/Makefile.in.rpath
++++ subversion-1.6.1/Makefile.in
+@@ -184,7 +184,8 @@ COMPILE_JAVAHL_CXX = $(LIBTOOL) $(LTCXXF
+ COMPILE_JAVAHL_JAVAC = $(JAVAC) $(JAVAC_FLAGS)
+ COMPILE_JAVAHL_JAVAH = $(JAVAH)
+ 
+-LINK = $(LIBTOOL) $(LTFLAGS) --mode=link $(CC) $(LT_LDFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -rpath $(libdir)
++LINK_LIB = $(LINK) -rpath $(libdir)
++LINK = $(LIBTOOL) $(LTFLAGS) --mode=link $(CC) $(LT_LDFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS)
+ LINK_CXX = $(LIBTOOL) $(LTCXXFLAGS) --mode=link $(CXX) $(LT_LDFLAGS) $(CXXFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -rpath $(libdir)
+ 
+ # special link rule for mod_dav_svn