diff --git a/dev-embedded/phidget/files/phidget21-libdir.patch b/dev-embedded/phidget/files/phidget21-libdir.patch
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev-embedded/phidget/files/phidget21-libdir.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+diff -c /home/ohnobinki/ivd/phidgetprogs/phidgetlinux/Phidgetlinux/phidget21/Makefile /tmp/buffer-content-3770fbg
+--- Makefile	Mon Sep 22 14:48:19 2008
++++ -content-3770fbg	Tue Sep 30 09:27:29 2008
+@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@
+ 	cd Java ; jar cf ../$@ com/phidgets/event/*.class com/phidgets/*.class
+ 
+ install: all
+-	$(INSTALL_LIB) libphidget21.so $(INSTALLPREFIX)/$(PREFIX)/lib
++	$(INSTALL_LIB) libphidget21.so $(INSTALLPREFIX)/$(PREFIX)/$(LIBDIR)
+ 	$(INSTALL_FILE) phidget21.h $(INSTALLPREFIX)/$(PREFIX)/include
+ 
+ uninstall:
+
+Diff finished.  Tue Sep 30 09:27:29 2008