diff --git a/packages/tools/plymouth-lite/package.mk b/packages/tools/plymouth-lite/package.mk
index 42787aced7..fed5d1a822 100644
--- a/packages/tools/plymouth-lite/package.mk
+++ b/packages/tools/plymouth-lite/package.mk
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ PKG_ARCH="any"
 PKG_LICENSE="GPL"
 PKG_SITE="http://www.meego.com"
 PKG_URL="$DISTRO_SRC/$PKG_NAME-$PKG_VERSION.tar.bz2"
-PKG_DEPENDS_INIT="toolchain gcc:init zlib:init libpng"
+PKG_DEPENDS_INIT="toolchain gcc:init libpng"
 PKG_PRIORITY="optional"
 PKG_SECTION="tools"
 PKG_SHORTDESC="plymouth-lite: Boot splash screen based on Fedora's Plymouth code"
diff --git a/packages/tools/plymouth-lite/patches/plymouth-lite-0.6.0-22-link-static.patch b/packages/tools/plymouth-lite/patches/plymouth-lite-0.6.0-22-link-static.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..25384cd655
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/tools/plymouth-lite/patches/plymouth-lite-0.6.0-22-link-static.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
+index 6ab27ef..17d12a0 100644
+--- a/Makefile
++++ b/Makefile
+@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
+ 
+ ply-image: ply-image.c ply-frame-buffer.c Makefile
+-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) `pkg-config --cflags libpng`  ply-image.c ply-frame-buffer.c -o ply-image  -lm `pkg-config --libs libpng` -lm -lz
++	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -Wl,-Bstatic `pkg-config --cflags libpng`  ply-image.c ply-frame-buffer.c -o ply-image  -lm `pkg-config --libs libpng` -lm -lz -Wl,-Bdynamic -lc $(LDFLAGS)
+ 	
+ clean:
+ 	rm -f ply-image *~ gmon.out
+@@ -11,4 +11,3 @@ install: ply-image
+ 	cp ply-image $(DESTDIR)/usr/bin
+ 	cp splash.png $(DESTDIR)/usr/share/plymouth/splash.png
+ 	
+-	
+\ No newline at end of file