diff --git a/libusb-config-multilib.patch b/libusb-config-multilib.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4c5ac2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libusb-config-multilib.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+Resolve multilib conflict in 'libusb-config' script by removing $libdir variable entirely.
+
+http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/PackagingDrafts/MultilibTricks#Multiarch.2C_binaries_and_compilation_scripts
+
+Author: Jan Vcelak <jvcelak@redhat.com>
+Date: 2011-06-22
+
+diff -uNPrp libusb-compat-0.1.3/libusb-config.in libusb-compat-0.1.3.multilib/libusb-config.in
+--- libusb-compat-0.1.3/libusb-config.in	2009-06-23 23:45:33.000000000 +0200
++++ libusb-compat-0.1.3.multilib/libusb-config.in	2011-06-22 09:55:59.810188470 +0200
+@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
+ prefix=@prefix@
+ exec_prefix=@exec_prefix@
+ includedir=@includedir@
+-libdir=@libdir@
+ exec_prefix_set=no
+ 
+ usage()
+@@ -77,5 +76,5 @@ if test "$echo_cflags" = "yes"; then
+ 	echo $includes
+ fi
+ if test "$echo_libs" = "yes"; then
+-	echo -L$libdir -lusb
++	echo -lusb
+ fi
diff --git a/libusb.spec b/libusb.spec
index dbaea1f..0422cee 100644
--- a/libusb.spec
+++ b/libusb.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Name: libusb
 Epoch: 1
 Version: 0.1.3
-Release: 8%{?dist}
+Release: 9%{?dist}
 Summary: A library which allows userspace access to USB devices
 Group: System Environment/Libraries
 License: LGPLv2+
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ BuildRoot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 
 Patch0: libusb-documentation.patch
 Patch1: libusb-error-access-log-message.patch
+Patch2: libusb-config-multilib.patch
 
 BuildRequires: libusb1-devel
 
@@ -43,8 +44,9 @@ this one.
 
 %prep
 %setup -q -n libusb-compat-%{version}
-%patch0 -p1 -b documentation
-%patch1 -p1 -b error-access-log-message
+%patch0 -p1 -b .documentation
+%patch1 -p1 -b .error-access-log-message
+%patch2 -p1 -b .config-multilib
 
 %build
 %configure --libdir=/%{_lib}
@@ -81,6 +83,9 @@ rm -rf %{buildroot}
 /%{_lib}/libusb.a
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Jun 22 2011 Jan Vcelak <jvcelak@redhat.com> 0.1.3-9
+- resolve multilib conflict in 'libusb-config' script
+
 * Tue Jun 21 2011 Jan Vcelak <jvcelak@redhat.com> 0.1.3-8
 - add libusb-config into -devel subpackage (#713483)