diff --git a/graphics/py-open3d-python/files/patch-External_pybind11_tools_pybind11Tools.cmake b/graphics/py-open3d-python/files/patch-External_pybind11_tools_pybind11Tools.cmake
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+++ b/graphics/py-open3d-python/files/patch-External_pybind11_tools_pybind11Tools.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+--- External/pybind11/tools/pybind11Tools.cmake.orig	2018-09-02 16:32:40 UTC
++++ External/pybind11/tools/pybind11Tools.cmake
+@@ -69,17 +69,19 @@ function(_pybind11_add_lto_flags target_
+         set(cxx_append ";-fno-fat-lto-objects")
+       endif()
+ 
+-      if (CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "Clang" AND prefer_thin_lto)
+-        _pybind11_return_if_cxx_and_linker_flags_work(HAS_FLTO_THIN
+-          "-flto=thin${cxx_append}" "-flto=thin${linker_append}"
+-          PYBIND11_LTO_CXX_FLAGS PYBIND11_LTO_LINKER_FLAGS)
+-      endif()
++      # Disable -flto because it fails on 12: /usr/local/bin/ld: /usr/bin/../lib/LLVMgold.so: error loading plugin: Cannot open "/usr/bin/../lib/LLVMgold.so"
++      # It is only activated on 12, not 11, for some reason.
++      #if (CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "Clang" AND prefer_thin_lto)
++      #  _pybind11_return_if_cxx_and_linker_flags_work(HAS_FLTO_THIN
++      #    "-flto=thin${cxx_append}" "-flto=thin${linker_append}"
++      #    PYBIND11_LTO_CXX_FLAGS PYBIND11_LTO_LINKER_FLAGS)
++      #endif()
+ 
+-      if (NOT HAS_FLTO_THIN)
+-        _pybind11_return_if_cxx_and_linker_flags_work(HAS_FLTO
+-          "-flto${cxx_append}" "-flto${linker_append}"
+-          PYBIND11_LTO_CXX_FLAGS PYBIND11_LTO_LINKER_FLAGS)
+-      endif()
++      #if (NOT HAS_FLTO_THIN)
++      #  _pybind11_return_if_cxx_and_linker_flags_work(HAS_FLTO
++      #    "-flto${cxx_append}" "-flto${linker_append}"
++      #    PYBIND11_LTO_CXX_FLAGS PYBIND11_LTO_LINKER_FLAGS)
++      #endif()
+     elseif (CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "Intel")
+       # Intel equivalent to LTO is called IPO
+       _pybind11_return_if_cxx_and_linker_flags_work(HAS_INTEL_IPO