diff --git a/network/open-iscsi/open-iscsi-cross-compile.patch b/network/open-iscsi/open-iscsi-cross-compile.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..06c5528aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/network/open-iscsi/open-iscsi-cross-compile.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+# --- SDE-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-BEGIN ---
+# This copyright note is auto-generated by ./scripts/Create-CopyPatch.
+#
+# Filename: package/.../open-iscsi/open-iscsi-cross-compile.patch
+# Copyright (C) 2012 The OpenSDE Project
+#
+# More information can be found in the files COPYING and README.
+#
+# This patch file is dual-licensed. It is available under the license the
+# patched project is licensed under, as long as it is an OpenSource license
+# as defined at http://www.opensource.org/ (e.g. BSD, X11) or under the terms
+# of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software
+# Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later
+# version.
+# --- SDE-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-END ---
+
+Extend the Makefile to be able to cross-compile open-iscsi
+
+When cross-compiling you have to pass following with the make call:
+
+1. CROSS_COMPILE=1
+2. CROSS_BUILD_TYPE=target-triplet of the system on which the package is being
+                    configured and compiled
+3. CROSS_BUILD_HOST=target-triplet of the system on which the package will run
+
+For more information check out:
+
+http://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf/manual/autoconf.html#Specifying-Target-Triplets
+
+--- a/Makefile	2012-05-21 02:59:24.000000000 +0200
++++ b/Makefile	2012-08-09 23:54:55.121814352 +0200
+@@ -20,6 +20,23 @@
+ ETCFILES = etc/iscsid.conf
+ IFACEFILES = etc/iface.example
+ 
++# options passed to the configure script of open-isns
++ISNS_CONFOPTS =
++
++# cross-compile options for open-isns
++ifneq ($(CROSS_COMPILE),)
++ifneq ($(CROSS_BUILD_TYPE),)
++ISNS_CONFOPTS += --build=$(CROSS_BUILD_TYPE)
++else
++$(error you need to pass CROSS_BUILD_TYPE when cross-compiling)
++endif
++ifneq ($(CROSS_HOST_TYPE),)
++ISNS_CONFOPTS += --host=$(CROSS_HOST_TYPE)
++else
++$(error you need to pass CROSS_HOST_TYPE when cross-compiling)
++endif
++endif
++
+ # Random comments:
+ # using '$(MAKE)' instead of just 'make' allows make to run in parallel
+ # over multiple makefile.
+@@ -42,7 +59,7 @@
+ 	@echo "Read README file for detailed information."
+ 
+ utils/open-isns/Makefile: utils/open-isns/configure utils/open-isns/Makefile.in
+-	cd utils/open-isns; ./configure CFLAGS="$(OPTFLAGS)" --with-security=no
++	cd utils/open-isns; ./configure CFLAGS="$(OPTFLAGS)" $(ISNS_CONFOPTS) --with-security=no
+ 
+ kernel: force
+ 	$(MAKE) -C kernel
diff --git a/network/open-iscsi/open-iscsi.conf b/network/open-iscsi/open-iscsi.conf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..282b2a2ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/network/open-iscsi/open-iscsi.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# --- SDE-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-BEGIN ---
+# This copyright note is auto-generated by ./scripts/Create-CopyPatch.
+#
+# Filename: package/.../open-iscsi/open-iscsi.conf
+# Copyright (C) 2012 The OpenSDE Project
+#
+# More information can be found in the files COPYING and README.
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; version 2 of the License. A copy of the
+# GNU General Public License can be found in the file COPYING.
+# --- SDE-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-END ---
+
+# cross-compile help
+if atstage cross; then
+	var_append makeopt ' ' "CROSS_COMPILE=1"
+	var_append makeopt ' ' "CROSS_BUILD_TYPE=$arch_build"
+	var_append makeopt ' ' "CROSS_HOST_TYPE=$arch_target"
+fi
diff --git a/network/open-iscsi/open-iscsi.desc b/network/open-iscsi/open-iscsi.desc
index 97bf5cb44..638282ef9 100644
--- a/network/open-iscsi/open-iscsi.desc
+++ b/network/open-iscsi/open-iscsi.desc
@@ -29,6 +29,6 @@
 [L] GPL
 [S] Stable
 [V] 2.0.873
-[P] X -----5---9 800.000
+[P] X -?---5---9 800.000
 
 [D] 2242195417 open-iscsi-2.0-873.tar.gz http://www.open-iscsi.org/bits/