diff --git a/x11/libfm/files/patch-configure b/x11/libfm/files/patch-configure
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1ac6875d36c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x11/libfm/files/patch-configure
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- configure.o	2012-09-06 10:00:49.687508071 -0400
++++ configure	2012-09-06 10:01:00.168508809 -0400
+@@ -11822,7 +11822,7 @@
+   ;;
+ esac
+ fi
+-VALAC=$ac_cv_path_VALAC
++VALAC=""
+ if test -n "$VALAC"; then
+   { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $VALAC" >&5
+ $as_echo "$VALAC" >&6; }