diff --git a/src/libpaper-1-fixes.patch b/src/libpaper-1-fixes.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b035b21c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libpaper-1-fixes.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+This file is part of MXE. See LICENSE.md for licensing information.
+
+Contains ad hoc patches for cross building.
+
+From 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: darealshinji <djcj@gmx.de>
+Date: Fri, 25 May 2018 01:21:03 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH 1/1] enable DLL builds
+
+
+diff --git a/lib/Makefile.am b/lib/Makefile.am
+index 1111111..2222222 100644
+--- a/lib/Makefile.am
++++ b/lib/Makefile.am
+@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
+ 
+ lib_LTLIBRARIES = libpaper.la
+ libpaper_la_SOURCES = dimen.c paper.c dimen.h paperspecs.h
+-libpaper_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info 2:2:1
++libpaper_la_LDFLAGS = -no-undefined -version-info 2:2:1
+ libpaper_la_CPPFLAGS = -D_REENTRANT
+ 
+ BUILT_SOURCES = paperspecs.h
diff --git a/src/libpaper.mk b/src/libpaper.mk
index f39a482d..f0fd74ca 100644
--- a/src/libpaper.mk
+++ b/src/libpaper.mk
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 PKG             := libpaper
 $(PKG)_WEBSITE  := https://packages.debian.org/unstable/libpaper1
 $(PKG)_IGNORE   :=
-$(PKG)_VERSION  := 1.1.24+nmu4
-$(PKG)_CHECKSUM := 2491fce3f590d922d2d3070555df4425921b89c76a18e1c62e36336d6657526a
+$(PKG)_VERSION  := 1.1.24+nmu5
+$(PKG)_CHECKSUM := e29deda4cd7350189c71af0925cbf4a4473f9841d1419a922e1e8ff1954db1f2
 $(PKG)_SUBDIR   := libpaper-$($(PKG)_VERSION)
 $(PKG)_FILE     := libpaper_$($(PKG)_VERSION).tar.gz
 $(PKG)_URL      := http://ftp.debian.org/debian/pool/main/libp/$(PKG)/$($(PKG)_FILE)
@@ -18,12 +18,17 @@ define $(PKG)_UPDATE
 endef
 
 define $(PKG)_BUILD
-    cd '$(1)' && ./configure \
-        --host='$(TARGET)' \
-        --build="`config.guess`" \
-        --disable-shared \
-        --prefix='$(PREFIX)/$(TARGET)'
-    $(MAKE) -C '$(1)' -j '$(JOBS)' install bin_PROGRAMS= sbin_PROGRAMS= noinst_PROGRAMS=
+    cd '$(SOURCE_DIR)' && autoreconf -fi
+    cd '$(BUILD_DIR)' && $(SOURCE_DIR)/configure \
+        $(MXE_CONFIGURE_OPTS)
+    $(MAKE) -C '$(BUILD_DIR)' -j '$(JOBS)' install bin_PROGRAMS= sbin_PROGRAMS= noinst_PROGRAMS=
+
+    # create pkg-config file
+    $(INSTALL) -d '$(PREFIX)/$(TARGET)/lib/pkgconfig'
+    (echo 'Name: libpaper'; \
+     echo 'Version: $($(PKG)_VERSION)'; \
+     echo 'Description: library for handling paper characteristics'; \
+     echo 'Libs: -lpaper';) \
+     > '$(PREFIX)/$(TARGET)/lib/pkgconfig/libpaper.pc'
 endef
 
-$(PKG)_BUILD_SHARED =