diff --git a/net-mgmt/cacti-spine/Makefile b/net-mgmt/cacti-spine/Makefile
index bec25cb30f7c..2eb35fc2eaf4 100644
--- a/net-mgmt/cacti-spine/Makefile
+++ b/net-mgmt/cacti-spine/Makefile
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@ USE_OPENSSL=	YES
 USE_AUTOTOOLS=	libtool:15
 
 post-patch:
-.for file in  config.guess config.sub ltmain.sh
-	@${RM} -v ${WRKSRC}/config/${file}
-	@${LN} -fs ${LIBTOOL_SHAREDIR}/${file}  ${WRKSRC}/config/${file}
+.for file in config.guess config.sub ltmain.sh
+	@${LN} -fs ${LIBTOOL_SHAREDIR}/${file} ${WRKSRC}/config/${file}
 .endfor
+	@${LN} -fs ${LIBTOOL} ${WRKSRC}/libtool
 	@${REINPLACE_CMD} 's,#define\ *DEFAULT_CONF_FILE .*,#define DEFAULT_CONF_FILE "${PREFIX}/etc/spine.conf",' ${WRKSRC}/spine.h
 
 do-install:
diff --git a/net-mgmt/cacti-spine/files/patch-configure b/net-mgmt/cacti-spine/files/patch-configure
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e2cdc389f1aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net-mgmt/cacti-spine/files/patch-configure
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+--- configure.orig	2007-11-25 19:40:21.000000000 -0800
++++ configure	2008-01-29 12:55:30.000000000 -0800
+@@ -7141,63 +7141,2 @@
+ 
+-# Check if we have a version mismatch between libtool.m4 and ltmain.sh.
+-#
+-# Note:  This should be in AC_LIBTOOL_SETUP, _after_ $ltmain have been defined.
+-#        We also should do it _before_ AC_LIBTOOL_LANG_C_CONFIG that actually
+-#        calls AC_LIBTOOL_CONFIG and creates libtool.
+-#
+-{ echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for correct ltmain.sh version" >&5
+-echo $ECHO_N "checking for correct ltmain.sh version... $ECHO_C" >&6; }
+-if test "x$ltmain" = "x" ; then
+-  { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: no" >&5
+-echo "${ECHO_T}no" >&6; }
+-  { { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: error:
+-
+-*** [Gentoo] sanity check failed! ***
+-*** \$ltmain is not defined, please check the patch for consistency! ***
+-" >&5
+-echo "$as_me: error:
+-
+-*** [Gentoo] sanity check failed! ***
+-*** \$ltmain is not defined, please check the patch for consistency! ***
+-" >&2;}
+-   { (exit 1); exit 1; }; }
+-fi
+-gentoo_lt_version="1.5.22"
+-gentoo_ltmain_version=`sed -n '/^[ 	]*VERSION=/{s/^[ 	]*VERSION=//;p;q;}' "$ltmain"`
+-if test "x$gentoo_lt_version" != "x$gentoo_ltmain_version" ; then
+-  { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: no" >&5
+-echo "${ECHO_T}no" >&6; }
+-  { { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: error:
+-
+-*** [Gentoo] sanity check failed! ***
+-*** libtool.m4 and ltmain.sh have a version mismatch! ***
+-*** (libtool.m4 = $gentoo_lt_version, ltmain.sh = $gentoo_ltmain_version) ***
+-
+-Please run:
+-
+-  libtoolize --copy --force
+-
+-if appropriate, please contact the maintainer of this
+-package (or your distribution) for help.
+-" >&5
+-echo "$as_me: error:
+-
+-*** [Gentoo] sanity check failed! ***
+-*** libtool.m4 and ltmain.sh have a version mismatch! ***
+-*** (libtool.m4 = $gentoo_lt_version, ltmain.sh = $gentoo_ltmain_version) ***
+-
+-Please run:
+-
+-  libtoolize --copy --force
+-
+-if appropriate, please contact the maintainer of this
+-package (or your distribution) for help.
+-" >&2;}
+-   { (exit 1); exit 1; }; }
+-else
+-  { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: yes" >&5
+-echo "${ECHO_T}yes" >&6; }
+-fi
+-
+-
+ # Use C for the default configuration in the libtool script