--- libs/icu/Makefile.in.orig	2010-11-02 20:11:12.000000000 -0400
+++ libs/icu/Makefile.in	2010-11-02 20:20:35.000000000 -0400
@@ -198,6 +198,12 @@
 SUBDIRS = . $(am__append_1)
 EXTRA_DIST = $(ICU_TREE) license.html $(ICU_TREE)-PATCHES
 @cross_TRUE@ICU_NATIVE = icu-native/config/icucross.mk
+
+# MacPorts: remove $prefix/lib from LIBRARY_PATH to prevent gcc from
+# trying to link against libraries from the icu port
+export LIBRARY_PATH=
+
+
 all: all-recursive
 
 .SUFFIXES:
