diff --git a/package/slang/slang-01-slsh-libs.patch b/package/slang/slang-01-slsh-libs.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e8b6e6d22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/slang/slang-01-slsh-libs.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+Link against sources instead of installation paths that aren't DESTDIRed.
+Patch taken from gentoo portage, upstream status unknown, author
+probably Diego Pettenò.
+
+Signed-off-by: Gustavo Zacarias <gustavo@zacarias.com.ar>
+
+--- a/slsh/Makefile.in
++++ b/slsh/Makefile.in
+@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
+ $(OBJDIR)/slsh_exe: $(OBJDIR)/slsh.o $(OBJDIR)/readline.o
+ 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(OBJDIR)/slsh.o $(OBJDIR)/readline.o -o $(OBJDIR)/slsh_exe $(LDFLAGS) $(SRC_LIBS)
+ $(OBJDIR)/slsh: $(OBJDIR)/slsh.o $(OBJDIR)/readline.o
+-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(OBJDIR)/slsh.o $(OBJDIR)/readline.o -o $(OBJDIR)/slsh $(LDFLAGS) $(INST_LIBS)
++	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(OBJDIR)/slsh.o $(OBJDIR)/readline.o -o $(OBJDIR)/slsh $(LDFLAGS) $(SRC_LIBS)
+ $(OBJDIR)/slsh.o: $(OBJDIR) slsh.c slsh.h config.h Makefile
+ 	cd $(OBJDIR) && $(CC) -c $(CFLAGS) $(SLANG_SRCINC) $(DEFS) $(SRCDIR)/slsh.c
+ $(OBJDIR)/readline.o: $(OBJDIR) readline.c slsh.h config.h Makefile
diff --git a/package/slang/slang.mk b/package/slang/slang.mk
index d943de3f5..ad1155d2a 100644
--- a/package/slang/slang.mk
+++ b/package/slang/slang.mk
@@ -13,27 +13,35 @@ SLANG_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 SLANG_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 SLANG_MAKE = $(MAKE1)
 
-ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_NCURSES),y)
-	SLANG_DEPENDENCIES = ncurses
+# Absolute path hell, sigh...
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBPNG),y)
+	SLANG_CONF_OPT += --with-png=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr
+	SLANG_DEPENDENCIES += libpng
 else
-	SLANG_CONF_OPT = ac_cv_path_nc5config=no
+	SLANG_CONF_OPT += --with-png=no
+endif
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_PCRE),y)
+	SLANG_CONF_OPT += --with-pcre=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr
+	SLANG_DEPENDENCIES += pcre
+else
+	SLANG_CONF_OPT += --with-pcre=no
+endif
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_ZLIB),y)
+	SLANG_CONF_OPT += --with-z=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr
+	SLANG_DEPENDENCIES += zlib
+else
+	SLANG_CONF_OPT += --with-z=no
 endif
 
-# The installation location of the slang library
-# does not take into account the DESTDIR directory.
-# So SLANG_INST_LIB is initialized with -L/usr/lib/
-# and slang may be linked with host's libdl.so (if any)
-# Therefore, we have to pass correct installation paths.
-SLANG_INSTALL_STAGING_OPT = \
-	prefix=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr \
-	exec_prefix=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr \
-	DESTDIR=$(STAGING_DIR) \
-	install
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_NCURSES),y)
+	SLANG_DEPENDENCIES += ncurses
+else
+	SLANG_CONF_OPT += ac_cv_path_nc5config=no
+endif
 
-SLANG_INSTALL_TARGET_OPT = \
-	prefix=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr \
-	exec_prefix=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr \
-	DESTDIR=$(TARGET_DIR) \
-	install
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_READLINE),y)
+	SLANG_CONF_OPT += --with-readline=gnu
+	SLANG_DEPENDENCIES += readline
+endif
 
 $(eval $(autotools-package))