diff --git a/metadata/categories.conf b/metadata/categories.conf
index 9a66a90..9b9ea64 100644
--- a/metadata/categories.conf
+++ b/metadata/categories.conf
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 dev-games
+dev-libs
 games-action
 games-board
 games-engines
diff --git a/packages/dev-libs/protobuf-c/files/protobuf-c-1.1.1-no-build-tests.patch b/packages/dev-libs/protobuf-c/files/protobuf-c-1.1.1-no-build-tests.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4e611d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/dev-libs/protobuf-c/files/protobuf-c-1.1.1-no-build-tests.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+https://bugs.gentoo.org/518440
+
+avoid compiling tests when we aren't actually testing, especially since it
+requires a compiler to execute which fails when cross-compiling
+
+--- a/Makefile.am
++++ b/Makefile.am
+@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ t_generated_code2_test_generated_code2_SOURCES = \
+ t_generated_code2_test_generated_code2_LDADD = \
+ 	protobuf-c/libprotobuf-c.la
+ 
+-noinst_PROGRAMS += \
++check_PROGRAMS += \
+ 	t/generated-code2/cxx-generate-packed-data
+ 
+ t_generated_code2_cxx_generate_packed_data_SOURCES = \
+@@ -160,12 +160,6 @@ t/test-full.pb.cc t/test-full.pb.h: @PROTOC@ $(top_srcdir)/t/test-full.proto
+ t/generated-code2/test-full-cxx-output.inc: t/generated-code2/cxx-generate-packed-data$(EXEEXT)
+ 	$(AM_V_GEN)$(top_builddir)/t/generated-code2/cxx-generate-packed-data$(EXEEXT) > $(top_builddir)/t/generated-code2/test-full-cxx-output.inc
+ 
+-BUILT_SOURCES += \
+-	t/test.pb-c.c t/test.pb-c.h \
+-	t/test-full.pb-c.c t/test-full.pb-c.h \
+-	t/test-full.pb.cc t/test-full.pb.h \
+-	t/generated-code2/test-full-cxx-output.inc
+-
+ t_version_version_SOURCES = \
+ 	t/version/version.c
+ t_version_version_LDADD = \
diff --git a/packages/dev-libs/protobuf-c/protobuf-c-1.1.1.exheres-0 b/packages/dev-libs/protobuf-c/protobuf-c-1.1.1.exheres-0
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a2a0909
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/dev-libs/protobuf-c/protobuf-c-1.1.1.exheres-0
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# Copyright 2013 William Orr <will@worrbase.com>
+# Copyright 2016 Julian Ospald <hasufell@posteo.de>
+# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
+
+require github [ tag=v${PV} ] autotools [ supported_autoconf=[ 2.5 ] supported_automake=[ 1.13 ] ]
+
+SUMMARY="C bindings for the protobuf library"
+DESCRIPTION="
+Allows you to use protobuf library in C. Provides both a library and the code generator.
+"
+
+LICENCES="BSD-3"
+SLOT="0"
+PLATFORMS="~amd64"
+MYOPTIONS=""
+
+DEPENDENCIES="
+    build+run:
+        dev-libs/protobuf[>=2.6.0]
+    build:
+        virtual/pkg-config
+"
+
+DEFAULT_SRC_PREPARE_PATCHES=( "${FILES}"/${PNV}-no-build-tests.patch )
+