diff --git a/tools/fakeroot/patches/000-relocatable.patch b/tools/fakeroot/patches/000-relocatable.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9f6915bfe8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/fakeroot/patches/000-relocatable.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+--- a/scripts/fakeroot.in
++++ b/scripts/fakeroot.in
+@@ -30,12 +30,19 @@ fatal ()
+ }
+ 
+ # strip /bin/fakeroot to find install prefix
+-FAKEROOT_PREFIX=@prefix@
+-FAKEROOT_BINDIR=@bindir@
++if [ -n "$STAGING_DIR_HOST" ]; then
++    FAKEROOT_PREFIX="${STAGING_DIR_HOST}"
++    FAKEROOT_BINDIR="${STAGING_DIR_HOST}/bin"
++    FAKEROOT_LIBDIR="${STAGING_DIR_HOST}/lib"
++else
++    FAKEROOT_PREFIX=@prefix@
++    FAKEROOT_BINDIR=@bindir@
++    FAKEROOT_LIBDIR=@libdir@
++fi
+ 
+ USEABSLIBPATH=@LDPRELOADABS@
+ LIB=lib@fakeroot_transformed@@DLSUFFIX@
+-PATHS=@libdir@:${FAKEROOT_PREFIX}/lib64/libfakeroot:${FAKEROOT_PREFIX}/lib32/libfakeroot
++PATHS=${FAKEROOT_LIBDIR}:${FAKEROOT_PREFIX}/lib64/libfakeroot:${FAKEROOT_PREFIX}/lib32/libfakeroot
+ FAKED=${FAKEROOT_BINDIR}/@faked_transformed@
+ 
+ FAKED_MODE="unknown-is-root"