diff --git a/srcpkgs/rtorrent/patches/fix-sysroot-handling.patch b/srcpkgs/rtorrent/patches/fix-sysroot-handling.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b22379dad2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/rtorrent/patches/fix-sysroot-handling.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+--sysroot should be enough.
+
+--- scripts/common.m4.orig	2014-02-02 11:58:17.361448885 +0100
++++ scripts/common.m4	2014-02-02 11:59:13.048185911 +0100
+@@ -63,8 +63,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([TORRENT_WITH_SYSROOT], [
+       else
+         AC_MSG_RESULT($withval)
+         
+-        CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS -isysroot $withval"
+-        LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -Wl,-syslibroot,$withval"
++        CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS --sysroot=$withval"
+       fi
+     ])
+ ])
diff --git a/srcpkgs/rtorrent/template b/srcpkgs/rtorrent/template
index b5daae9bef..be788d2094 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/rtorrent/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/rtorrent/template
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 # Template file for 'rtorrent'
 pkgname=rtorrent
 version=0.9.2
-revision=2
+revision=3
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--disable-debug"
-hostmakedepends="automake pkg-config"
+hostmakedepends="automake libtool pkg-config"
 makedepends="libcurl-devel libsigc++-devel libtorrent-devel>=0.13.2 ncurses-devel"
 depends="libtorrent>=0.13.2"
 short_desc="Ncurses BitTorrent client based on libTorrent"
@@ -13,11 +13,6 @@ homepage="http://libtorrent.rakshasa.no"
 license="GPL-2"
 distfiles="http://libtorrent.rakshasa.no/downloads/$pkgname-$version.tar.gz"
 checksum=5c8f8c780bee376afce3c1cde2f5ecb928f40bac23b2b8171deed5cf3c888c3d
-long_desc="
- rtorrent is a BitTorrent client for ncurses, using the libtorrent library. 
- The client and library is written in C++ with emphasis on speed and efficiency, 
- while delivering equivalent features to those found in GUI based clients 
- in an ncurses client."
 
 pre_configure() {
 	sed -e 's,AM_CONFIG_HEADER,AC_CONFIG_HEADERS,g' -i configure.ac