diff --git a/sys-devel/libtool/files/2.2.6b/libtool-2.2.6b-ltdl.m4-no-la.patch b/sys-devel/libtool/files/2.2.6b/libtool-2.2.6b-ltdl.m4-no-la.patch
--- a/sys-devel/libtool/files/2.2.6b/libtool-2.2.6b-ltdl.m4-no-la.patch
+++ b/sys-devel/libtool/files/2.2.6b/libtool-2.2.6b-ltdl.m4-no-la.patch
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 https://bugs.gentoo.org/293921
 
-ohnobinki's attempt at convincing ltdl.m4 to permit people
-to delete that special type of libtool archive which has
-no use on a modern GNU/Linux system.
+ohnobinki's attempt at convincing ltdl.m4 to permit people to
+delete libltdl.la. This is a special type of libtool archive
+which has no use on a modern GNU/Linux system using dynamic
+linking.
 
 bourne+POSIX compatibility fixed by ferret_, reviewed by tommy[d].
 
@@ -16,9 +17,9 @@ index 111fac1..0e823ed 100644
  if test -n "$with_ltdl_lib"; then
 -  if test -f "$with_ltdl_lib/libltdl.la"; then :
 -  else
-+  # check for the existence of "$with_ltdl_lib/libltdl.la" while
-+  # allowing people to libtool archive file (which isn't useful
-+  # in this case in many common platforms.)
++  # Check for the existence of "$with_ltdl_lib"/libltdl.* -- allow
++  # people to delete libltdl.la (which isn't useful in this case
++  # for many common platforms.)
 +  with_ltdl_lib_libname=`echo "$with_ltdl_lib"/libltdl.*`
 +  if test "x$with_ltdl_lib_libname" = "x$with_ltdl_lib/libltdl.*"; then
      AC_MSG_ERROR([invalid ltdl library directory: `$with_ltdl_lib'])