diff --git a/package/multimedia/mplayer/mplayer-1.1-fix-neon.patch b/package/multimedia/mplayer/mplayer-1.1-fix-neon.patch
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+++ b/package/multimedia/mplayer/mplayer-1.1-fix-neon.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+Compilation of the NEON assembly fails unless neon is enabled in the 
+compiler options.  This is probably not needed for all combinations of 
+gcc/binutils, but at least some need it and it certainly doesn't hurt.
+
+Signed-off-by: Arnout Vandecappelle (Essensium/Mind) <arnout@mind.be>
+---
+diff -Nrup mplayer-1.1.orig/configure mplayer-1.1/configure
+--- mplayer-1.1.orig/configure	2012-10-06 00:31:57.706985824 +0200
++++ mplayer-1.1/configure	2012-10-06 00:49:32.618948116 +0200
+@@ -2935,6 +2935,9 @@ if arm ; then
+     inline_asm_check '"vadd.i16 q0, q0, q0"' && neon=yes
+   fi
+   echores "$neon"
++  if test $neon = "yes" ; then
++    extra_cflags="$extra_cflags -mfpu=neon -mfloat-abi=softfp"
++  fi
+ 
+   echocheck "ARM THUMB"
+   if test $armthumb = "auto" ; then