diff --git a/graphics/libfpx/export-symbols.patch b/graphics/libfpx/export-symbols.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dfb974bc71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/graphics/libfpx/export-symbols.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+* At least the Darwin linker doesn't like double symbols during the
+  final linking stage...
+
+--- a/jpeg/jpegconf.h
++++ b/jpeg/jpegconf.h
+@@ -27,6 +27,6 @@
+ #   pragma warning(disable : 4244)
+ #   pragma warning(disable : 4142)
+ #else
+-#   define JPEGEXPORT
+-#   define FPXEXPORT
++#   define JPEGEXPORT extern
++#   define FPXEXPORT extern
+ #endif
diff --git a/graphics/libfpx/libfpx.SlackBuild b/graphics/libfpx/libfpx.SlackBuild
index 93ed195218..68cfc503d2 100644
--- a/graphics/libfpx/libfpx.SlackBuild
+++ b/graphics/libfpx/libfpx.SlackBuild
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ find -L . \
  \( -perm 666 -o -perm 664 -o -perm 640 -o -perm 600 -o -perm 444 \
   -o -perm 440 -o -perm 400 \) -exec chmod 644 {} \;
 
+patch -p1 < $CWD/export-symbols.patch
+
 CFLAGS="$SLKCFLAGS" \
 CXXFLAGS="$SLKCFLAGS" \
 ./configure \