diff --git a/libpkg/pkg_config.c b/libpkg/pkg_config.c
index 54061b5..ccca357 100644
--- a/libpkg/pkg_config.c
+++ b/libpkg/pkg_config.c
@@ -390,6 +390,12 @@ static struct config_entry c[] = {
 		"VALID_URL_SCHEME",
 		"pkg+http,pkg+https,https,http,ftp,file,ssh",
 	},
+	{
+		PKG_BOOL,
+		"ALLOW_BASE_SHLIBS",
+		"NO",
+		"Enable base libraries analysis",
+	},
 };
 
 static bool parsed = false;
diff --git a/libpkg/pkg_elf.c b/libpkg/pkg_elf.c
index 945ebe0..8327c32 100644
--- a/libpkg/pkg_elf.c
+++ b/libpkg/pkg_elf.c
@@ -92,10 +92,16 @@ filter_system_shlibs(const char *name, char *path, size_t pathlen)
 		return (EPKG_FATAL);
 	}
 
-	/* match /lib, /lib32, /usr/lib and /usr/lib32 */
-	if (strncmp(shlib_path, "/lib", 4) == 0 ||
-	    strncmp(shlib_path, "/usr/lib", 8) == 0)
-		return (EPKG_END); /* ignore libs from base */
+	if (pkg_object_bool(pkg_config_get("ALLOW_BASE_SHLIBS"))) {
+		if (strncmp(shlib_path, "/usr/lib32", 10) == 0) {
+			return (EPKG_END);
+		}
+	} else {
+		/* match /lib, /lib32, /usr/lib and /usr/lib32 */
+		if (strncmp(shlib_path, "/lib", 4) == 0 ||
+		    strncmp(shlib_path, "/usr/lib", 8) == 0)
+			return (EPKG_END); /* ignore libs from base */
+	}
 
 	if (path != NULL)
 		strncpy(path, shlib_path, pathlen);