diff --git a/network/packit/README b/network/packit/README
index 50c6a7b75b..1158ba75c6 100644
--- a/network/packit/README
+++ b/network/packit/README
@@ -5,5 +5,4 @@ Ethernet header options, Packit can be useful in testing firewalls, intrusion
 detection/prevention systems, port scanning, simulating network traffic, and
 general TCP/IP auditing. Packit is also an excellent tool for learning TCP/IP.
 
-Packit 1.0 requires libnet 1.1.2 or greater, avalaible in SlackBuilds.org
-repository, as well as libpcap which is avalaible with Slackware own n/tcpdump.
+This requires libnet.
diff --git a/network/packit/packit.SlackBuild b/network/packit/packit.SlackBuild
index 3d015ff78f..2d559e32b4 100644
--- a/network/packit/packit.SlackBuild
+++ b/network/packit/packit.SlackBuild
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 PRGNAM=packit
 VERSION=${VERSION:-1.0}
 ARCH=${ARCH:-i486}
-BUILD=${BUILD:-1}
+BUILD=${BUILD:-2}
 TAG=${TAG:-_SBo}
 
 CWD=$(pwd)
@@ -37,10 +37,13 @@ DOCS="ChangeLog LICENSE docs"
 
 if [ "$ARCH" = "i486" ]; then
   SLKCFLAGS="-O2 -march=i486 -mtune=i686"
+  LIBDIRSUFFIX=""
 elif [ "$ARCH" = "i686" ]; then
   SLKCFLAGS="-O2 -march=i686 -mtune=i686"
+  LIBDIRSUFFIX=""
 elif [ "$ARCH" = "x86_64" ]; then
   SLKCFLAGS="-O2 -fPIC"
+  LIBDIRSUFFIX="64"
 fi
 
 set -e
@@ -51,9 +54,6 @@ cd $TMP
 rm -rf $PRGNAM-$VERSION
 tar xvf $CWD/$PRGNAM-$VERSION.tgz
 cd $PRGNAM-$VERSION
-
-zcat $CWD/tcpdump.patch.gz | patch -p1 --verbose
-
 chown -R root:root .
 find . \
  \( -perm 777 -o -perm 775 -o -perm 711 -o -perm 555 -o -perm 511 \) \
@@ -61,18 +61,23 @@ find . \
  \( -perm 666 -o -perm 664 -o -perm 600 -o -perm 444 -o -perm 440 -o -perm 400 \) \
  -exec chmod 644 {} \;
 
+patch -p1 < $CWD/tcpdump.patch
+
 CFLAGS="$SLKCFLAGS" \
 CXXFLAGS="$SLKCFLAGS" \
 ./configure \
   --prefix=/usr \
+  --libdir=/usr/lib${LIBDIRSUFFIX} \
   --build=$ARCH-slackware-linux
 
 make
 make install DESTDIR=$PKG
 
 ( cd $PKG
-  find . | xargs file | grep "executable" | grep ELF | cut -f 1 -d : | xargs strip --strip-unneeded 2> /dev/null || true
-  find . | xargs file | grep "shared object" | grep ELF | cut -f 1 -d : | xargs strip --strip-unneeded 2> /dev/null
+  find . | xargs file | grep "executable" | grep ELF | cut -f 1 -d : | \
+    xargs strip --strip-unneeded 2> /dev/null || true
+  find . | xargs file | grep "shared object" | grep ELF | cut -f 1 -d : | \
+    xargs strip --strip-unneeded 2> /dev/null
 )
 
 ( cd $PKG/usr/man
@@ -88,4 +93,4 @@ mkdir -p $PKG/install
 cat $CWD/slack-desc > $PKG/install/slack-desc
 
 cd $PKG
-/sbin/makepkg -l y -c n $OUTPUT/$PRGNAM-$VERSION-$ARCH-$BUILD$TAG.tgz
+/sbin/makepkg -l y -c n $OUTPUT/$PRGNAM-$VERSION-$ARCH-$BUILD$TAG.${PKGTYPE:-tgz}
diff --git a/network/packit/packit.info b/network/packit/packit.info
index 9d1c0f1e40..6067335f65 100644
--- a/network/packit/packit.info
+++ b/network/packit/packit.info
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 PRGNAM="packit"
 VERSION="1.0"
 HOMEPAGE="http://www.packetfactory.net/projects/packit/"
-DOWNLOAD="http://www.packetfactory.net/projects/packit/downloads/packit-1.0.tgz"
+DOWNLOAD="http://slackbuilds.org/sources/13.0/packit-1.0.tgz"
 MD5SUM="270594ff97f6c203131136208bb4d2ca"
+DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
+MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 MAINTAINER="Marco Bonetti"
 EMAIL="sid77@slackware.it"
-APPROVED="dsomero"
+APPROVED="rworkman"
diff --git a/network/packit/slack-desc b/network/packit/slack-desc
index cd56d4a6e8..d1f821427a 100644
--- a/network/packit/slack-desc
+++ b/network/packit/slack-desc
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 # customary to leave one space after the ':'.
 
       |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
-packit: Packit (Network Injection and Capture)
-packit: 
+packit: Packit - Network Injection and Capture
+packit:
 packit: Packit (Packet toolkit) is a network auditing tool. Its value is 
 packit: derived from its ability to customize, inject, monitor, and 
 packit: manipulate IP traffic. By allowing you to define (spoof) nearly all 
diff --git a/network/packit/tcpdump.patch b/network/packit/tcpdump.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5623499b62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/network/packit/tcpdump.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+diff -Naur packit-1.0.orig/src/globals.h packit-1.0/src/globals.h
+--- packit-1.0.orig/src/globals.h	2003-10-03 11:52:08.000000000 +0200
++++ packit-1.0/src/globals.h	2008-12-14 22:18:49.000000000 +0100
+@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
+ #include <libnet.h>
+ #include <pcap.h>
+ #include <sys/types.h>
+-#include <net/bpf.h>
++#include <pcap-bpf.h>
+ #include <signal.h>
+ #include <time.h>
+ #include <stdio.h>
+diff -Naur packit-1.0.orig/src/main.h packit-1.0/src/main.h
+--- packit-1.0.orig/src/main.h	2003-09-27 16:22:52.000000000 +0200
++++ packit-1.0/src/main.h	2008-12-14 22:19:18.000000000 +0100
+@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
+ #include <libnet.h>
+ #include <pcap.h>
+ #include <sys/types.h>
+-#include <net/bpf.h>
++#include <pcap-bpf.h>
+ #include <signal.h>
+ #include <time.h>
+ #include <stdio.h>
diff --git a/network/packit/tcpdump.patch.gz b/network/packit/tcpdump.patch.gz
deleted file mode 100644
index cfcf4b1856..0000000000
Binary files a/network/packit/tcpdump.patch.gz and /dev/null differ