--- libpkg/pkg_elf.c.orig	2015-09-21 08:53:23 UTC
+++ libpkg/pkg_elf.c
@@ -85,23 +85,28 @@ static int
 filter_system_shlibs(const char *name, char *path, size_t pathlen)
 {
 	const char *shlib_path;
+	bool packaging_base = pkg_object_bool(pkg_config_get("ALLOW_BASE_SHLIBS"));
 
-	shlib_path = shlib_list_find_by_name(name);
-	if (shlib_path == NULL) {
-		/* dynamic linker could not resolve */
-		return (EPKG_FATAL);
+	if (!packaging_base) {
+		shlib_path = shlib_list_find_by_name(name);
+		if (shlib_path == NULL) {
+			/* dynamic linker could not resolve */
+			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 (!packaging_base) {
+		/* 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);
 
 	return (EPKG_OK);
-} 
+}
 
 /* ARGSUSED */
 static int