diff --git a/misc/gnome-icon-theme/files/patch-Makefile.in b/misc/gnome-icon-theme/files/patch-Makefile.in
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..bd6555750d66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/misc/gnome-icon-theme/files/patch-Makefile.in
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+--- Makefile.in.orig	2012-04-07 04:47:46.187713696 -0400
++++ Makefile.in	2012-04-07 05:19:24.577708805 -0400
+@@ -837,7 +837,6 @@
+ # we don't want to install mo files, all translations are already stored
+ # in theme files
+ install-data-local:
+-	$(MAKE) -C po uninstall
+ 	if [ -h $(DESTDIR)$(themedir) ]; then \
+ 		rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(themedir); \
+ 	fi
diff --git a/misc/gnome-icon-theme/files/patch-po_Makefile.in.in b/misc/gnome-icon-theme/files/patch-po_Makefile.in.in
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..170f9ba9d831
--- /dev/null
+++ b/misc/gnome-icon-theme/files/patch-po_Makefile.in.in
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- po/Makefile.in.in.orig	2012-04-07 05:18:32.737703470 -0400
++++ po/Makefile.in.in	2012-04-07 05:19:06.427701003 -0400
+@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
+ $(GETTEXT_PACKAGE).pot: $(POTFILES)
+ 	$(GENPOT)
+ 
+-install: install-data
++install:
+ install-data: install-data-@USE_NLS@
+ install-data-no: all
+ install-data-yes: all