diff --git a/dev-libs/cyrus-sasl/files/cyrus-sasl-2.1.22-db4.patch b/dev-libs/cyrus-sasl/files/cyrus-sasl-2.1.22-db4.patch
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev-libs/cyrus-sasl/files/cyrus-sasl-2.1.22-db4.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+support new db versions
+
+http://bugs.gentoo.org/192753
+
+--- cyrus-sasl-2.1.22/cmulocal/berkdb.m4
++++ cyrus-sasl-2.1.22/cmulocal/berkdb.m4
+@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@
+ 	fi
+ 
+ 	saved_LIBS=$LIBS
+-        for dbname in db-4.4 db4.4 db44 db-4.3 db4.3 db43 db-4.2 db4.2 db42 db-4.1 db4.1 db41 db-4.0 db4.0 db-4 db40 db4 db-3.3 db3.3 db33 db-3.2 db3.2 db32 db-3.1 db3.1 db31 db-3 db30 db3 db
++        for dbname in db-4.6 db-4.5 db-4.4 db4.4 db44 db-4.3 db4.3 db43 db-4.2 db4.2 db42 db-4.1 db4.1 db41 db-4.0 db4.0 db-4 db40 db4 db-3.3 db3.3 db33 db-3.2 db3.2 db32 db-3.1 db3.1 db31 db-3 db30 db3 db
+           do
+ 	    LIBS="$saved_LIBS -l$dbname"
+ 	    AC_TRY_LINK([#include <db.h>],