diff --git a/utils/collectd/Makefile b/utils/collectd/Makefile
index 7685c43c5..05ee9fa2e 100644
--- a/utils/collectd/Makefile
+++ b/utils/collectd/Makefile
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ PKG_SOURCE_URL:=http://collectd.org/files/
 PKG_MD5SUM:=85d9d8d0a1327782661e3c89800aa70e
 
 PKG_FIXUP:=libtool
+PKG_LIBTOOL_PATHS:=. libltdl
+
 PKG_INSTALL:=1
 PKG_BUILD_PARALLEL:=1
 
diff --git a/utils/collectd/patches/001-undefined-AM_PATH_LIBGCRYPT.patch b/utils/collectd/patches/001-undefined-AM_PATH_LIBGCRYPT.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0e01744bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/collectd/patches/001-undefined-AM_PATH_LIBGCRYPT.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+--- /dev/null
++++ b/fake-am_path_libgcrypt.m4
+@@ -0,0 +1 @@
++AC_DEFUN([AM_PATH_LIBGCRYPT],[:])