diff --git a/perl/perl/perl-5.16.0-cross-0.7-make-shared-lib.patch b/perl/perl/perl-5.16.0-cross-0.7-make-shared-lib.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..71240fae0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/perl/perl/perl-5.16.0-cross-0.7-make-shared-lib.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+# --- SDE-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-BEGIN ---
+# This copyright note is auto-generated by ./scripts/Create-CopyPatch.
+#
+# Filename: package/.../perl/perl-5.16.0-cross-0.7-make-shared-lib.patch
+# Copyright (C) 2012 The OpenSDE Project
+#
+# More information can be found in the files COPYING and README.
+#
+# This patch file is dual-licensed. It is available under the license the
+# patched project is licensed under, as long as it is an OpenSource license
+# as defined at http://www.opensource.org/ (e.g. BSD, X11) or under the terms
+# of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software
+# Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later
+# version.
+# --- SDE-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-END ---
+
+Description: Add a 'shared-lib" make target
+
+When using the perl cross patchset from http://perlcross.berlios.de/
+the build flag -Duseshrplib doesn't seem to be honored.
+This is a workaround adding a 'shared-lib' make target which can be
+can be used to build a shared libperl.
+
+diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
+index 273102b..3b017a4 100644
+--- a/Makefile
++++ b/Makefile
+@@ -162,6 +162,11 @@ libperl$a: op$o perl$o $(obj) $(dynaloader_o)
+ 	$(AR) cru $@ $(filter %.o,$^)
+ 	$(RANLIB) $@
+ 
++shared-lib: libperl.$(so).$(ver_major).$(ver_minor).$(ver_micro)
++
++libperl.$(so).$(ver_major).$(ver_minor).$(ver_micro): op$o perl$o $(obj) $(dynaloader_o)
++	$(CC) -shared $(filter %.o,$^) -o $@
++
+ perl.o: git_version.h
+ 
+ preplibrary: miniperl$X $(CONFIGPM) lib/re.pm
+diff --git a/Makefile.config.SH b/Makefile.config.SH
+index ddf4680..47e1df2 100755
+--- a/Makefile.config.SH
++++ b/Makefile.config.SH
+@@ -147,5 +147,9 @@ if [ "$disabledmods" == 'define' ]; then
+ 	cat >> Makefile.config << END
+ disabled_dynamic_ext=$disabled_dynamic_ext
+ disabled_nonxs_ext=$disabled_nonxs_ext
++
++ver_major=$PERL_REVISION
++ver_minor=$PERL_VERSION
++ver_micro=$PERL_SUBVERSION
+ END
+ fi
+diff --git a/Makefile.config.SH b/Makefile.config.SH
+index 47e1df2..e2783df 100755
+--- a/Makefile.config.SH
++++ b/Makefile.config.SH
+@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ o = $_o
+ x = $_exe
+ O = $_o
+ X = $_exe
++so = $dlext
+ 
+ dynaloader = $dynaloader
+ END
+diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
+index 3b017a4..1ee1cd7 100644
+--- a/Makefile
++++ b/Makefile
+@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ libperl$a: op$o perl$o $(obj) $(dynaloader_o)
+ shared-lib: libperl.$(so).$(ver_major).$(ver_minor).$(ver_micro)
+ 
+ libperl.$(so).$(ver_major).$(ver_minor).$(ver_micro): op$o perl$o $(obj) $(dynaloader_o)
+-	$(CC) -shared $(filter %.o,$^) -o $@
++	$(CC) -shared -fPIC $(LDFLAGS) $(filter %.o,$^) -o $@
+ 
+ perl.o: git_version.h
+