diff --git a/build/pkgs/patchelf/distros/conda.txt b/build/pkgs/patchelf/distros/conda.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fca4680084f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/pkgs/patchelf/distros/conda.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+patchelf
diff --git a/build/pkgs/patchelf/distros/debian.txt b/build/pkgs/patchelf/distros/debian.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fca4680084f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/pkgs/patchelf/distros/debian.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+patchelf
diff --git a/build/pkgs/patchelf/distros/fedora.txt b/build/pkgs/patchelf/distros/fedora.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fca4680084f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/pkgs/patchelf/distros/fedora.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+patchelf
diff --git a/build/pkgs/patchelf/distros/freebsd.txt b/build/pkgs/patchelf/distros/freebsd.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b45345ef8e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/pkgs/patchelf/distros/freebsd.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+sysutils/patchelf
diff --git a/build/pkgs/patchelf/distros/gentoo.txt b/build/pkgs/patchelf/distros/gentoo.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5a8e4027272
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/pkgs/patchelf/distros/gentoo.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+dev-util/patchelf
diff --git a/build/pkgs/patchelf/distros/homebrew.txt b/build/pkgs/patchelf/distros/homebrew.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fca4680084f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/pkgs/patchelf/distros/homebrew.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+patchelf
diff --git a/build/pkgs/patchelf/distros/macports.txt b/build/pkgs/patchelf/distros/macports.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fca4680084f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/pkgs/patchelf/distros/macports.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+patchelf
diff --git a/build/pkgs/patchelf/distros/nix.txt b/build/pkgs/patchelf/distros/nix.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fca4680084f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/pkgs/patchelf/distros/nix.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+patchelf
diff --git a/build/pkgs/patchelf/distros/opensuse.txt b/build/pkgs/patchelf/distros/opensuse.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fca4680084f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/pkgs/patchelf/distros/opensuse.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+patchelf
diff --git a/build/pkgs/patchelf/distros/repology.txt b/build/pkgs/patchelf/distros/repology.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fca4680084f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/pkgs/patchelf/distros/repology.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+patchelf
diff --git a/build/pkgs/patchelf/distros/void.txt b/build/pkgs/patchelf/distros/void.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fca4680084f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/pkgs/patchelf/distros/void.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+patchelf
diff --git a/build/pkgs/patchelf/spkg-configure.m4 b/build/pkgs/patchelf/spkg-configure.m4
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..599c23e3f8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/pkgs/patchelf/spkg-configure.m4
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+SAGE_SPKG_CONFIGURE([patchelf],[
+  AC_PATH_PROG(PATCHELF, patchelf)
+  AS_IF([test -z "${PATCHELF}"], [sage_spkg_install_patchelf=yes])
+])