diff --git a/net-ftp/vsftpd/files/vsftpd-3.0.4-dont-link-caps.patch b/net-ftp/vsftpd/files/vsftpd-3.0.4-dont-link-caps.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..75e0e3e7cfd30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net-ftp/vsftpd/files/vsftpd-3.0.4-dont-link-caps.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+--- a/vsf_findlibs.sh
++++ b/vsf_findlibs.sh
+@@ -47,14 +47,6 @@
+ # For older HP-UX...
+ locate_library /usr/lib/libsec.sl && echo "-lsec";
+ 
+-# Look for libcap (capabilities)
+-# Note that link may fail with:
+-# /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lcap
+-# If the libcap-devel package isn't installed.
+-locate_library /usr/lib/libcap.so && echo "-lcap";
+-locate_library /lib/libcap.so && echo "-lcap";
+-locate_library /lib64/libcap.so && echo "-lcap";
+-
+ # Solaris needs this for nanosleep()..
+ locate_library /lib/libposix4.so && echo "-lposix4";
+ locate_library /usr/lib/libposix4.so && echo "-lposix4";
diff --git a/net-ftp/vsftpd/vsftpd-3.0.4.ebuild b/net-ftp/vsftpd/vsftpd-3.0.4.ebuild
index 5803985cfa00e..e7be11994783c 100644
--- a/net-ftp/vsftpd/vsftpd-3.0.4.ebuild
+++ b/net-ftp/vsftpd/vsftpd-3.0.4.ebuild
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ src_prepare() {
 	# Ensure that we don't link against libcap unless asked
 	if ! use caps ; then
 		sed -i '/^#define VSF_SYSDEP_HAVE_LIBCAP$/ d' sysdeputil.c || die
-		eapply "${FILESDIR}"/${PN}-2.2.0-dont-link-caps.patch
+		eapply "${FILESDIR}"/${PN}-3.0.4-dont-link-caps.patch
 	fi
 
 	# Let portage control stripping