diff --git a/graphics/gdk-pixbuf/distinfo b/graphics/gdk-pixbuf/distinfo
index b7200fec7..03f08a8ed 100644
--- a/graphics/gdk-pixbuf/distinfo
+++ b/graphics/gdk-pixbuf/distinfo
@@ -19,3 +19,4 @@ SHA1 (patch-al) = cf05f283c7676c9fa51b822f5ced66524dfa487e
 SHA1 (patch-am) = 44180cb58cba4b5cc5663acc0215978001f82fa0
 SHA1 (patch-an) = ec341ab166c5ce98d1d0ba13b676646af50f7038
 SHA1 (patch-ao) = c4d76635d1a79ede36dfa9f11e4dc0922b1f461a
+SHA1 (patch-zz-minix-a) = ebbea7a030aafd07a5d9433a70b5c24fb4dfefd8
diff --git a/graphics/gdk-pixbuf/patches/patch-zz-minix-a b/graphics/gdk-pixbuf/patches/patch-zz-minix-a
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..441983a74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/graphics/gdk-pixbuf/patches/patch-zz-minix-a
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+--- configure.orig	Mon Oct 26 12:47:07 2015
++++ configure	Mon Oct 26 12:48:39 2015
+@@ -2499,7 +2499,7 @@
+   lt_cv_file_magic_test_file=`echo /lib/libc.so* /lib/libc-*.so`
+   ;;
+ 
+-netbsd*)
++minix*|netbsd*)
+   if echo __ELF__ | $CC -E - | grep __ELF__ > /dev/null; then
+     lt_cv_deplibs_check_method='match_pattern /lib[^/\.]+\.so\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+$'
+   else
+@@ -4175,7 +4175,7 @@
+       $CC $output_objdir/$soname-exp '$lt_cv_cc_dll_switch' -Wl,-e,'$dll_entry' -o $output_objdir/$soname '$ltdll_obj'$libobjs $deplibs $compiler_flags'
+     ;;
+ 
+-  netbsd*)
++  minix*|netbsd*)
+     if echo __ELF__ | $CC -E - | grep __ELF__ >/dev/null; then
+       archive_cmds='$LD -Bshareable $libobjs $deplibs $linker_flags -o $lib'
+       wlarc=
+@@ -4455,7 +4455,7 @@
+     link_all_deplibs=yes
+     ;;
+ 
+-  netbsd*)
++  minix*|netbsd*)
+     if echo __ELF__ | $CC -E - | grep __ELF__ >/dev/null; then
+       archive_cmds='$LD -Bshareable -o $lib $libobjs $deplibs $linker_flags'  # a.out
+     else
+@@ -4974,6 +4974,18 @@
+   # people can always --disable-shared, the test was removed, and we
+   # assume the GNU/Linux dynamic linker is in use.
+   dynamic_linker='GNU/Linux ld.so'
++  ;;
++
++minix*)
++  version_type=sunos
++  need_lib_prefix=no
++  need_version=no
++  library_names_spec='${libname}${release}.so$versuffix ${libname}${release}.so$major ${libname}${release}.so ${libname}.so'
++  soname_spec='${libname}${release}.so$major'
++  dynamic_linker='Minix ld.elf_so'
++  shlibpath_var=LD_LIBRARY_PATH
++  shlibpath_overrides_runpath=yes
++  hardcode_into_libs=yes
+   ;;
+ 
+ netbsd*)