diff --git a/package/zeromq/0003-libzmq-Fix-pkg-config-files-for-static-linking.patch b/package/zeromq/0003-libzmq-Fix-pkg-config-files-for-static-linking.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..11acec26ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/zeromq/0003-libzmq-Fix-pkg-config-files-for-static-linking.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+From e89577d30c278fba0f9e40266ceb6fb2821907d5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Peter Korsgaard <peter@korsgaard.com>
+Date: Wed, 13 May 2015 08:01:34 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] libzmq: Fix pkg-config files for static linking
+
+Libzmq uses C++ standard library features, so users of it should link
+against that as well when statically linking.
+
+Add it to Libs.private so users using pkg-config automatically gets the
+correct linker flags.
+
+Signed-off-by: Peter Korsgaard <peter@korsgaard.com>
+---
+ src/libzmq.pc.in       | 1 +
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertions(+)
+
+diff --git a/src/libzmq.pc.in b/src/libzmq.pc.in
+index ba155a3..52a39f7 100644
+--- a/src/libzmq.pc.in
++++ b/src/libzmq.pc.in
+@@ -7,4 +7,5 @@ Name: libzmq
+ Description: 0MQ c++ library
+ Version: @VERSION@
+ Libs: -L${libdir} -lzmq
++Libs.private: -lstdc++
+ Cflags: -I${includedir}
+-- 
+2.1.4
+