diff --git a/package/alsa-lib/0003-dlmisc.patch b/package/alsa-lib/0003-dlmisc.patch
index 05dc70ee7e..24b7230cae 100644
--- a/package/alsa-lib/0003-dlmisc.patch
+++ b/package/alsa-lib/0003-dlmisc.patch
@@ -36,10 +36,11 @@ diff --git a/modules/mixer/simple/sbasedl.c b/modules/mixer/simple/sbasedl.c
  #include <fcntl.h>
  #include <sys/ioctl.h>
  #include <math.h>
-+#ifdef HAVE_LIBDL
++#include "config.h"
++#ifdef HAVE_DLFCN
  #include <dlfcn.h>
 +#endif
- #include "config.h"
+-#include "config.h"
  #include "asoundlib.h"
  #include "mixer_abst.h"
 diff --git a/src/mixer/simple_abst.c b/src/mixer/simple_abst.c
@@ -49,9 +50,10 @@ diff --git a/src/mixer/simple_abst.c b/src/mixer/simple_abst.c
  #include <fcntl.h>
  #include <sys/ioctl.h>
  #include <math.h>
-+#ifdef HAVE_LIBDL
++#include "config.h"
++#ifdef HAVE_DLFCN
  #include <dlfcn.h>
 +#endif
- #include "config.h"
+-#include "config.h"
  #include "asoundlib.h"
  #include "mixer_simple.h"
diff --git a/package/alsa-lib/0005-remove-powerpc64-workaround.patch b/package/alsa-lib/0005-remove-powerpc64-workaround.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..57a369e0e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/alsa-lib/0005-remove-powerpc64-workaround.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+Linking currently fails on powerpc64 and powerpc64le when configured
+with --without-versioned, as follows:
+../src/.libs/libasound.so: undefined reference to `.__snd_pcm_hw_params_set_format_first'
+(And many similar messages.)
+
+This appears to be due to a very old (2003) workaround for powerpc64,
+(introduced by commit 06221f86) in include/alsa-symbols.h which alters
+symbol names. While it was probably necessary at the time, it does not
+appear to be necessary now and removing it fixes the build.
+
+Signed-off-by: Sam Bobroff <sam.bobroff@au1.ibm.com>
+---
+ include/alsa-symbols.h | 25 ++++---------------------
+ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/include/alsa-symbols.h b/include/alsa-symbols.h
+index 51cb982..0cb0b9f 100644
+--- a/include/alsa-symbols.h
++++ b/include/alsa-symbols.h
+@@ -29,19 +29,10 @@
+ #define INTERNAL_CONCAT2_2(Pre, Post) Pre##Post
+ #define INTERNAL(Name) INTERNAL_CONCAT2_2(__, Name)
+ 
+-#ifdef __powerpc64__
+-# define symbol_version(real, name, version) 			\
+-	__asm__ (".symver " ASM_NAME(#real) "," ASM_NAME(#name) "@" #version);	\
+-	__asm__ (".symver ." ASM_NAME(#real) ",." ASM_NAME(#name) "@" #version)
+-# define default_symbol_version(real, name, version) 		\
+-	__asm__ (".symver " ASM_NAME(#real) "," ASM_NAME(#name) "@@" #version);	\
+-	__asm__ (".symver ." ASM_NAME(#real) ",." ASM_NAME(#name) "@@" #version)
+-#else
+-# define symbol_version(real, name, version) \
+-	__asm__ (".symver " ASM_NAME(#real) "," ASM_NAME(#name) "@" #version)
+-# define default_symbol_version(real, name, version) \
+-	__asm__ (".symver " ASM_NAME(#real) "," ASM_NAME(#name) "@@" #version)
+-#endif
++#define symbol_version(real, name, version) \
++__asm__ (".symver " ASM_NAME(#real) "," ASM_NAME(#name) "@" #version)
++#define default_symbol_version(real, name, version) \
++__asm__ (".symver " ASM_NAME(#real) "," ASM_NAME(#name) "@@" #version)
+ 
+ #ifdef USE_VERSIONED_SYMBOLS
+ #define use_symbol_version(real, name, version) \
+@@ -50,13 +41,6 @@
+ 		default_symbol_version(real, name, version)
+ #else
+ #define use_symbol_version(real, name, version) /* nothing */
+-#ifdef __powerpc64__
+-#define use_default_symbol_version(real, name, version) \
+-	__asm__ (".weak " ASM_NAME(#name)); 			\
+-	__asm__ (".weak ." ASM_NAME(#name)); 			\
+-	__asm__ (".set " ASM_NAME(#name) "," ASM_NAME(#real));		\
+-	__asm__ (".set ." ASM_NAME(#name) ",." ASM_NAME(#real))
+-#else
+ #if defined(__alpha__) || defined(__mips__)
+ #define use_default_symbol_version(real, name, version) \
+         __asm__ (".weak " ASM_NAME(#name)); \
+@@ -67,6 +51,5 @@
+ 	__asm__ (".set " ASM_NAME(#name) "," ASM_NAME(#real))
+ #endif
+ #endif
+-#endif
+ 
+ #endif /* __ALSA_SYMBOLS_H */
+-- 
+2.10.0.297.gf6727b0
+