diff --git a/sys-libs/libsmbios/files/libsmbios-2.4.3-insecure_rpaths.patch b/sys-libs/libsmbios/files/libsmbios-2.4.3-insecure_rpaths.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..e1390cb647700
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sys-libs/libsmbios/files/libsmbios-2.4.3-insecure_rpaths.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+Instead of producing a static binary, this causes libtool to inject one
+of the build directories into RPATH.
+
+--- a/src/bin/Makefile.am
++++ b/src/bin/Makefile.am
+@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@
+ sbin_PROGRAMS += out/smbios-sys-info-lite
+ out_smbios_sys_info_lite_SOURCES = src/bin/smbios-sys-info-lite.c
+ out_smbios_sys_info_lite_LDADD = out/libsmbios_c.la out/libgetopt.la $(AM_LDADD)
+-out_smbios_sys_info_lite_LDFLAGS = $(AM_LDFLAGS) -static
+ 
+ sbin_PROGRAMS += out/smbios-get-ut-data
+ out_smbios_get_ut_data_SOURCES = src/bin/smbios-get-ut-data.c
diff --git a/sys-libs/libsmbios/libsmbios-2.4.3.ebuild b/sys-libs/libsmbios/libsmbios-2.4.3.ebuild
index 1bec5f76a9651..1a480d6268b6d 100644
--- a/sys-libs/libsmbios/libsmbios-2.4.3.ebuild
+++ b/sys-libs/libsmbios/libsmbios-2.4.3.ebuild
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ DEPEND="${RDEPEND}
 PATCHES=(
 	"${FILESDIR}/${PN}-2.2.28-cppunit-tests.patch"
 	"${FILESDIR}/${PN}-2.4.3-avoid_bashisms.patch" #715202
+	"${FILESDIR}/${PN}-2.4.3-insecure_rpaths.patch"
 )
 
 pkg_setup() {