diff --git a/elfutils/001-libintl-linking.patch b/elfutils/001-libintl-linking.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bd1fe445
--- /dev/null
+++ b/elfutils/001-libintl-linking.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+--- elfutils-0.173/libelf/Makefile.am.orig	2018-07-30 10:25:51.581470000 +0300
++++ elfutils-0.173/libelf/Makefile.am	2018-07-30 10:26:08.741500100 +0300
+@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
+ am_libelf_pic_a_OBJECTS = $(libelf_a_SOURCES:.c=.os)
+ 
+ libelf_so_DEPS = ../lib/libeu.a
+-libelf_so_LDLIBS = $(libelf_so_DEPS) -lz
++libelf_so_LDLIBS = $(libelf_so_DEPS) -lz -lintl
+ if USE_LOCKS
+ libelf_so_LDLIBS += -lpthread
+ endif
+--- elfutils-0.173/libdw/Makefile.am.orig	2018-07-30 10:53:44.228407500 +0300
++++ elfutils-0.173/libdw/Makefile.am	2018-07-30 10:53:49.173616200 +0300
+@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
+ libdw_so_LIBS = libdw_pic.a ../libdwelf/libdwelf_pic.a \
+ 	  ../libdwfl/libdwfl_pic.a ../libebl/libebl.a
+ libdw_so_DEPS = ../lib/libeu.a ../libelf/libelf.so
+-libdw_so_LDLIBS = $(libdw_so_DEPS) -ldl -lz $(argp_LDADD) $(zip_LIBS)
++libdw_so_LDLIBS = $(libdw_so_DEPS) -ldl -lz -lintl $(argp_LDADD) $(zip_LIBS)
+ libdw_so_SOURCES =
+ libdw.so$(EXEEXT): $(srcdir)/libdw.map $(libdw_so_LIBS) $(libdw_so_DEPS)
+ # The rpath is necessary for libebl because its $ORIGIN use will
+--- elfutils-0.173/libasm/Makefile.am.orig	2018-07-30 11:02:16.191106800 +0300
++++ elfutils-0.173/libasm/Makefile.am	2018-07-30 11:02:37.048343400 +0300
+@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
+ am_libasm_pic_a_OBJECTS = $(libasm_a_SOURCES:.c=.os)
+ 
+ libasm_so_DEPS = ../lib/libeu.a ../libebl/libebl.a ../libelf/libelf.so ../libdw/libdw.so
+-libasm_so_LDLIBS = $(libasm_so_DEPS)
++libasm_so_LDLIBS = $(libasm_so_DEPS) -lintl
+ if USE_LOCKS
+ libasm_so_LDLIBS += -lpthread
+ endif
diff --git a/elfutils/002-disable-new-dtags-flag.patch b/elfutils/002-disable-new-dtags-flag.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f65c46c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/elfutils/002-disable-new-dtags-flag.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+--- elfutils-0.173/libdw/Makefile.am.orig	2018-07-30 10:45:42.116360700 +0300
++++ elfutils-0.173/libdw/Makefile.am	2018-07-30 10:46:09.978009700 +0300
+@@ -115,7 +115,6 @@
+ # not fly in a setuid executable that links in libdw.
+ 	$(AM_V_CCLD)$(LINK) $(dso_LDFLAGS) -o $@ \
+ 		-Wl,--soname,$@.$(VERSION) \
+-		-Wl,--enable-new-dtags,-rpath,$(pkglibdir) \
+ 		-Wl,--version-script,$<,--no-undefined \
+ 		-Wl,--whole-archive $(libdw_so_LIBS) -Wl,--no-whole-archive \
+ 		$(libdw_so_LDLIBS)
diff --git a/elfutils/PKGBUILD b/elfutils/PKGBUILD
index 027a93eb..92d40ee9 100644
--- a/elfutils/PKGBUILD
+++ b/elfutils/PKGBUILD
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Contributor: Martell Malone <martellmalone@gmail.com>
 
 pkgname=elfutils
-pkgver=0.160
+pkgver=0.173
 pkgrel=1
 pkgdesc="Libraries and utilities to handle ELF object files and DWARF debugging information"
 arch=('i686' 'x86_64')
@@ -12,14 +12,20 @@ depends=('gcc-libs' 'bzip2')
 provides=('libelf')
 replaces=('libelf')
 conflicts=('libelf')
-source=(https://fedorahosted.org/releases/e/l/elfutils/${pkgver}/elfutils-${pkgver}.tar.bz2)
+source=(https://fedorahosted.org/releases/e/l/elfutils/${pkgver}/elfutils-${pkgver}.tar.bz2
+        001-libintl-linking.patch
+        002-disable-new-dtags-flag.patch)
 options=('staticlibs')
-sha256sums=('SKIP')
+sha256sums=('b76d8c133f68dad46250f5c223482c8299d454a69430d9aa5c19123345a000ff'
+            '5078201680c7626f3d60c882d3088a5bf4d74c61101f90d54f882bb998f7c47e'
+            '8e0745d32f85b1cc2bb6b117bce1fdb9d4a4a22a76a16aaf9803ccd33270e45b')
 
 prepare() {
   cd "${srcdir}/${pkgname}-${pkgver}"
-  rm -f config.guess config.sub
-  automake -a || true
+  patch -p1 -i ${srcdir}/001-libintl-linking.patch
+  patch -p1 -i ${srcdir}/002-disable-new-dtags-flag.patch
+  #rm -f config.guess config.sub
+  #automake -a || true
   autoreconf -fi
 }
 
@@ -27,12 +33,17 @@ build() {
   cd ${srcdir}/${pkgname}-${pkgver}
 
   CFLAGS+=" -g"  # required for test-suite success
-  ./configure --prefix=/usr --program-prefix="eu-"
+  ./configure \
+    --prefix=/usr \
+    --build=${CHOST} \
+    --enable-shared \
+    --disable-symbol-versioning \
+    --program-prefix="eu-"
 
   make
 }
 
 package() {
   cd ${srcdir}/${_realname}-${pkgver}
-  make install instroot="${pkgdir}"
+  make DESTDIR="${pkgdir}" install
 }