diff --git a/tix-8.4.2-link.patch b/tix-8.4.2-link.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d2d402d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tix-8.4.2-link.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- Tix8.4.2/Makefile.in.link	2006-11-18 04:41:06.000000000 +0100
++++ Tix8.4.2/Makefile.in	2006-11-18 04:43:13.000000000 +0100
+@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
+ RANLIB		= @RANLIB@
+ RANLIB_STUB	= @RANLIB_STUB@
+ SHLIB_CFLAGS	= @SHLIB_CFLAGS@
+-SHLIB_LD	= @SHLIB_LD@
++SHLIB_LD	= @SHLIB_LD@ $(CFLAGS) -Wl,-soname=$(PKG_LIB_FILE)
+ SHLIB_LD_FLAGS	= @SHLIB_LD_FLAGS@
+ SHLIB_LD_LIBS	= @SHLIB_LD_LIBS@
+ STLIB_LD	= @STLIB_LD@