diff --git a/0027-dracut-don-t-fail-on-empty-etc-ld.so.conf.d.patch b/0027-dracut-don-t-fail-on-empty-etc-ld.so.conf.d.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0b16d25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0027-dracut-don-t-fail-on-empty-etc-ld.so.conf.d.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+From 76353076c081ac51647214c5ce910aba027b25db Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: =?UTF-8?q?Amadeusz=20=C5=BBo=C5=82nowski?= <aidecoe@aidecoe.name>
+Date: Sat, 2 Apr 2011 00:45:44 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] dracut: don't fail on empty /etc/ld.so.conf.d/
+
+---
+ dracut |    4 +++-
+ 1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/dracut b/dracut
+index c6605bb..15a5ee5 100755
+--- a/dracut
++++ b/dracut
+@@ -524,7 +524,9 @@ done
+ unset item
+ 
+ # make sure that library links are correct and up to date
+-dracut_install /etc/ld.so.conf /etc/ld.so.conf.d/*
++for f in /etc/ld.so.conf /etc/ld.so.conf.d/*; do
++    [[ -e $f ]] && dracut_install "$f"
++done
+ if ! ldconfig -r "$initdir"; then
+     if [[ $UID = 0 ]]; then
+         derror "ldconfig exited ungracefully"
diff --git a/dracut.spec b/dracut.spec
index b56240a..7bd8429 100644
--- a/dracut.spec
+++ b/dracut.spec
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 Name: dracut
 Version: 009
-Release: 5%{?dist}
+Release: 6%{?dist}
 
 Summary: Initramfs generator using udev
 %if 0%{?fedora}
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ Patch17: 0017-plymouth-use-run-plymouth-pid-instead-of-run-initram.patch
 Patch18: 0018-dmsquash-live-dmsquash-live-genrules.sh-fixed-udev-r.patch
 Patch19: 0019-base-dracut-lib.sh-changed-kmgs-log-levels.patch
 Patch20: 0020-base-init-reset-PATH-after-the-run-move.patch
+Patch27: 0027-dracut-don-t-fail-on-empty-etc-ld.so.conf.d.patch
 
 BuildArch: noarch
 
@@ -189,6 +190,7 @@ This package contains tools to assemble the local initrd and host configuration.
 %patch18 -p1
 %patch19 -p1
 %patch20 -p1
+%patch27 -p1
 
 %build
 make WITH_SWITCH_ROOT=0%{?with_switch_root}
@@ -325,6 +327,10 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %dir /var/lib/dracut/overlay
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Apr 18 2011 Harald Hoyer <harald@redhat.com> 009-6
+- do not fail on empty ld.so.conf.d
+Resolves: rhbz#696997
+
 * Thu Mar 31 2011 Harald Hoyer <harald@redhat.com> 009-5
 - fixed PATH and kmsg logging