diff --git a/base/pciutils/pciutils-3.1.8-fix-libpci-abi-version-symlink.patch b/base/pciutils/pciutils-3.1.8-fix-libpci-abi-version-symlink.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..47ead167c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/base/pciutils/pciutils-3.1.8-fix-libpci-abi-version-symlink.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+# --- SDE-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-BEGIN ---
+# This copyright note is auto-generated by ./scripts/Create-CopyPatch.
+#
+# Filename: package/.../pciutils/pciutils-3.1.8-fix-libpci-abi-version-symlink.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 ---
+
+Fix to create proper symlinks to shared library
+
+Without this patch the symlink libpci.so -> libpci.so.3 is broken, thus we
+create libpci.so.3 -> libpci.so.3.1.8
+ 
+--- pciutils-3.1.8/Makefile.orig	2012-01-13 23:54:01.588075533 +0100
++++ pciutils-3.1.8/Makefile	2012-01-14 00:40:20.924075534 +0100
+@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@
+ 	$(DIRINSTALL) -m 755 $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)
+ 	$(INSTALL) -c -m 644 lib/$(PCILIB) $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)
+ 	ln -sf $(PCILIB) $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)/$(LIBNAME).so$(ABI_VERSION)
++	ln -sf $(PCILIB).$(VERSION) $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)/$(LIBNAME).so$(ABI_VERSION)
+ endif
+ 
+ install-lib: $(PCIINC_INS) lib/$(PCILIB) lib/$(PCILIBPC)
+@@ -119,6 +120,7 @@
+ 	$(INSTALL) -c -m 644 lib/$(PCILIBPC) $(DESTDIR)$(PKGCFDIR)
+ ifeq ($(SHARED),yes)
+ 	ln -sf $(LIBNAME).so$(ABI_VERSION) $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)/$(LIBNAME).so
++	ln -sf $(LIBNAME).so.$(VERSION) $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)/$(LIBNAME).so$(ABI_VERSION)
+ endif
+ 
+ uninstall: all