diff --git a/graphics/gdk-pixbuf2/distinfo b/graphics/gdk-pixbuf2/distinfo
index c1148c8ce..19830d549 100644
--- a/graphics/gdk-pixbuf2/distinfo
+++ b/graphics/gdk-pixbuf2/distinfo
@@ -7,3 +7,5 @@ SHA1 (patch-ab) = a64a1c9a4dd4c51d918e3409d40d76fd63146150
 SHA1 (patch-ac) = c55b59e380cf58ae7e94c760dc0dbb32b6b5fb69
 SHA1 (patch-gdk-pixbuf_gdk-pixbuf-scaled-anim.c) = 486db8d3f352b0d72b7074ba48f14ccbfa09deda
 SHA1 (patch-gdk-pixbuf_pixops_pixops.c) = 0e8b28625bc3d5ac94b46b0bafa6fe10fda9be7f
+SHA1 (patch-zz-minix-a) = bbd174ab141074a872168c3949add0b32718f302
+SHA1 (patch-zz-minix-b) = 472b18f74b9af01cdaa3aff2c5dc3bf35a1456ea
diff --git a/graphics/gdk-pixbuf2/patches/patch-zz-minix-a b/graphics/gdk-pixbuf2/patches/patch-zz-minix-a
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4764f632a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/graphics/gdk-pixbuf2/patches/patch-zz-minix-a
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+--- config.rpath.orig	Mon Oct 26 12:55:18 2015
++++ config.rpath	Mon Oct 26 12:55:54 2015
+@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@
+         ld_shlibs=no
+       fi
+       ;;
+-    netbsd*)
++    minix*|netbsd*)
+       ;;
+     solaris*)
+       if $LD -v 2>&1 | grep 'BFD 2\.8' > /dev/null; then
+@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@
+       hardcode_libdir_flag_spec='${wl}-rpath ${wl}$libdir'
+       hardcode_libdir_separator=:
+       ;;
+-    netbsd*)
++    minix*|netbsd*)
+       hardcode_libdir_flag_spec='-R$libdir'
+       hardcode_direct=yes
+       ;;
+@@ -582,7 +582,7 @@
+   knetbsd*-gnu)
+     library_names_spec='$libname$shrext'
+     ;;
+-  netbsd*)
++  minix*|netbsd*)
+     library_names_spec='$libname$shrext'
+     ;;
+   newsos6)
diff --git a/graphics/gdk-pixbuf2/patches/patch-zz-minix-b b/graphics/gdk-pixbuf2/patches/patch-zz-minix-b
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a982653b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/graphics/gdk-pixbuf2/patches/patch-zz-minix-b
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+--- configure.orig	Mon Oct 26 12:56:52 2015
++++ configure	Mon Oct 26 12:58:07 2015
+@@ -5851,7 +5851,7 @@
+     lt_cv_sys_max_cmd_len=8192;
+     ;;
+ 
+-  netbsd* | freebsd* | openbsd* | darwin* | dragonfly*)
++  minix* | netbsd* | freebsd* | openbsd* | darwin* | dragonfly*)
+     # This has been around since 386BSD, at least.  Likely further.
+     if test -x /sbin/sysctl; then
+       lt_cv_sys_max_cmd_len=`/sbin/sysctl -n kern.argmax`
+@@ -6345,7 +6345,7 @@
+   lt_cv_deplibs_check_method=pass_all
+   ;;
+ 
+-netbsd*)
++minix* | netbsd*)
+   if echo __ELF__ | $CC -E - | $GREP __ELF__ > /dev/null; then
+     lt_cv_deplibs_check_method='match_pattern /lib[^/]+(\.so\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+|_pic\.a)$'
+   else
+@@ -10267,7 +10267,7 @@
+       fi
+       ;;
+ 
+-    netbsd*)
++    minix* | netbsd*)
+       if echo __ELF__ | $CC -E - | $GREP __ELF__ >/dev/null; then
+ 	archive_cmds='$LD -Bshareable $libobjs $deplibs $linker_flags -o $lib'
+ 	wlarc=
+@@ -10897,7 +10897,7 @@
+       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 $linker_flags'  # a.out
+       else
+@@ -11927,6 +11927,18 @@
+   # people can always --disable-shared, the test was removed, and we
+   # assume the GNU/Linux dynamic linker is in use.
+   dynamic_linker='GNU/Linux ld.so'
++  ;;
++
++minix*)
++  version_type=sunos
++  need_lib_prefix=no
++  need_version=no
++  library_names_spec='${libname}${release}${shared_ext}$versuffix ${libname}${release}${shared_ext}$major ${libname}${shared_ext}'
++  soname_spec='${libname}${release}${shared_ext}$major'
++  dynamic_linker='Minix ld.elf_so'
++  shlibpath_var=LD_LIBRARY_PATH
++  shlibpath_overrides_runpath=yes
++  hardcode_into_libs=yes
+   ;;
+ 
+ netbsd*)