diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python/remove_sqlite_rpath.patch b/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python/remove_sqlite_rpath.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4ec627ea51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python/remove_sqlite_rpath.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+This patch removes the RPATH setting which contains a pointer to
+the target relocated sysroot, which is incorrect.
+
+Upstream-Status: Inappropriate [Embedded Specific]
+
+Signed-off-by: Saul Wold <sgw@linux.intel.com>
+
+Index: Python-2.6.6/setup.py
+===================================================================
+--- Python-2.6.6.orig/setup.py	2011-09-28 14:22:57.000000000 -0700
++++ Python-2.6.6/setup.py	2011-09-28 16:11:25.147279633 -0700
+@@ -1079,7 +1079,6 @@
+                                   include_dirs=["Modules/_sqlite",
+                                                 sqlite_incdir],
+                                   library_dirs=sqlite_libdir,
+-                                  runtime_library_dirs=sqlite_libdir,
+                                   extra_link_args=sqlite_extra_link_args,
+                                   libraries=["sqlite3",]))
+         else:
diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python_2.6.6.bb b/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python_2.6.6.bb
index aa7ec3c699..77c0ff47b3 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python_2.6.6.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/python/python_2.6.6.bb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 require python.inc
 DEPENDS = "python-native db gdbm openssl readline sqlite3 zlib"
 DEPENDS_sharprom = "python-native db readline zlib gdbm openssl"
-PR = "${INC_PR}.10"
+PR = "${INC_PR}.11"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=38fdd546420fab09ac6bd3d8a1c83eb6"
 
 DISTRO_SRC_URI ?= "file://sitecustomize.py"
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ SRC_URI = "\
   file://multilib.patch \
   file://security_issue_2254_fix.patch \
   file://cgi_py.patch \
+  file://remove_sqlite_rpath.patch \
 "
 
 SRC_URI[md5sum] = "cf4e6881bb84a7ce6089e4a307f71f14"