diff --git a/srcpkgs/libvpx/patches/01-arm-fixes.patch b/srcpkgs/libvpx/patches/01-arm-fixes.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9cdf4d2d000
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/libvpx/patches/01-arm-fixes.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+From ac94b8f1653ee9a459aa26a65243d11b8c308064 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Kevin Mihelich <kevin@archlinuxarm.org>
+Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2017 12:11:57 -0700
+Subject: [PATCH] ARM fixes
+
+---
+ build/make/configure.sh | 21 +++++++++++----------
+ configure               |  2 ++
+ 2 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/build/make/configure.sh b/build/make/configure.sh
+index 007e02000..c7e9076b3 100644
+--- build/make/configure.sh
++++ build/make/configure.sh
+@@ -680,6 +680,14 @@ process_common_toolchain() {
+       aarch64*)
+         tgt_isa=arm64
+         ;;
++      armv5te*)
++        tgt_isa=armv5te
++        float_abi=soft
++        ;;
++      armv6*-gnueabihf)
++        tgt_isa=armv6
++        float_abi=hard
++        ;;
+       armv7*-hardfloat* | armv7*-gnueabihf | arm-*-gnueabihf)
+         tgt_isa=armv7
+         float_abi=hard
+@@ -873,7 +881,7 @@ process_common_toolchain() {
+           soft_enable neon
+           ;;
+         armv7|armv7s)
+-          soft_enable neon
++          #soft_enable neon
+           # Only enable neon_asm when neon is also enabled.
+           enabled neon && soft_enable neon_asm
+           # If someone tries to force it through, die.
+@@ -894,13 +902,6 @@ process_common_toolchain() {
+           check_add_asflags --defsym ARCHITECTURE=${arch_int}
+           tune_cflags="-mtune="
+           if [ ${tgt_isa} = "armv7" ] || [ ${tgt_isa} = "armv7s" ]; then
+-            if [ -z "${float_abi}" ]; then
+-              check_cpp <<EOF && float_abi=hard || float_abi=softfp
+-#ifndef __ARM_PCS_VFP
+-#error "not hardfp"
+-#endif
+-EOF
+-            fi
+             check_add_cflags  -march=armv7-a -mfloat-abi=${float_abi}
+             check_add_asflags -march=armv7-a -mfloat-abi=${float_abi}
+ 
+@@ -912,8 +913,8 @@ EOF
+             check_add_cflags -march=armv8-a
+             check_add_asflags -march=armv8-a
+           else
+-            check_add_cflags -march=${tgt_isa}
+-            check_add_asflags -march=${tgt_isa}
++            check_add_cflags -march=${tgt_isa} -mfloat-abi=${float_abi}
++            check_add_asflags -march=${tgt_isa} -mfloat-abi=${float_abi}
+           fi
+ 
+           enabled debug && add_asflags -g
+diff --git a/configure b/configure
+index fb732acf3..43a730fdb 100755
+--- configure
++++ configure
+@@ -101,6 +101,8 @@ EOF
+ all_platforms="${all_platforms} arm64-android-gcc"
+ all_platforms="${all_platforms} arm64-darwin-gcc"
+ all_platforms="${all_platforms} arm64-linux-gcc"
++all_platforms="${all_platforms} armv5te-linux-gcc"
++all_platforms="${all_platforms} armv6-linux-gcc"
+ all_platforms="${all_platforms} armv7-android-gcc"   #neon Cortex-A8
+ all_platforms="${all_platforms} armv7-darwin-gcc"    #neon Cortex-A8
+ all_platforms="${all_platforms} armv7-linux-rvct"    #neon Cortex-A8
+-- 
+2.11.0
diff --git a/srcpkgs/libvpx/template b/srcpkgs/libvpx/template
index 2b37f2e543d..c8cd777c331 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libvpx/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libvpx/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'libvpx'
 pkgname=libvpx
 version=1.6.1
-revision=2
+revision=3
 hostmakedepends="perl yasm"
 short_desc="The VP8/VP9 Codecs"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@voidlinux.eu>"
@@ -10,12 +10,6 @@ license="BSD"
 distfiles="http://downloads.webmproject.org/releases/webm/libvpx-${version}.tar.bz2"
 checksum=1c2c0c2a97fba9474943be34ee39337dee756780fc12870ba1dc68372586a819
 
-# https://github.com/webmproject/libvpx/commit/d55724fae9cb27e070add7952394fc0427ef2061
-case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
-	armv6*) broken="armv6hf not supported";;
-esac
-
-
 do_configure() {
 	export LD="$CC"