diff --git a/textproc/libcsv/libcsv-3.0.0-fPIC.patch b/textproc/libcsv/libcsv-3.0.0-fPIC.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dfe3fd4e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/textproc/libcsv/libcsv-3.0.0-fPIC.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+# --- SDE-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-BEGIN ---
+# This copyright note is auto-generated by ./scripts/Create-CopyPatch.
+#
+# Filename: package/.../libcsv/libcsv-3.0.0-fPIC.patch
+# Copyright (C) 2010 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 ---
+
+Compile with -fPIC so it can be linked on 64 bit targets.
+
+--- libcsv-3.0.0/Makefile.orig	2008-07-27 03:48:28.000000000 +0200
++++ libcsv-3.0.0/Makefile	2010-07-27 16:09:00.468180241 +0200
+@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
+ INCDIR=/usr/include
+ MANDIR=/usr/share/man/man3
+ 
++CFLAGS=-fPIC
++
+ .PHONY: all install install_headers install_man install_shared install_static clean test
+ 
+ all: libcsv.so libcsv.a
+@@ -32,7 +34,7 @@
+ 	cp -f $< $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)/$<
+ 
+ libcsv.o: libcsv.c csv.h
+-	$(CC) $< -c -o $@
++	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $< -c -o $@
+ 
+ libcsv.so: libcsv.o
+ 	$(CC) -shared $< -o $@