diff --git a/net-ftp/vsftpd/files/vsftpd-2.1.0-dont-link-caps.patch b/net-ftp/vsftpd/files/vsftpd-2.1.0-dont-link-caps.patch
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net-ftp/vsftpd/files/vsftpd-2.1.0-dont-link-caps.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+diff -ur vsftpd-2.1.0.orig/vsf_findlibs.sh vsftpd-2.1.0/vsf_findlibs.sh
+--- vsftpd-2.1.0.orig/vsf_findlibs.sh	2009-02-23 18:32:17.000000000 +0100
++++ vsftpd-2.1.0/vsf_findlibs.sh	2009-02-23 18:32:23.000000000 +0100
+@@ -42,14 +42,6 @@
+ # For older HP-UX...
+ locate_library /usr/lib/libsec.sl && echo "-lsec";
+ 
+-# Look for libcap (capabilities)
+-if locate_library /lib/libcap.so.1; then
+-  echo "/lib/libcap.so.1";
+-else
+-  locate_library /usr/lib/libcap.so && echo "-lcap";
+-  locate_library /lib/libcap.so && echo "-lcap";
+-fi
+-
+ # Solaris needs this for nanosleep()..
+ locate_library /lib/libposix4.so && echo "-lposix4";
+ locate_library /usr/lib/libposix4.so && echo "-lposix4";