diff --git a/meta/recipes-graphics/directfb/directfb-examples/configure.in-Fix-string-argument-syntax.patch b/meta/recipes-graphics/directfb/directfb-examples/configure.in-Fix-string-argument-syntax.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0717ea6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/recipes-graphics/directfb/directfb-examples/configure.in-Fix-string-argument-syntax.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+From 88077ed156a714f32bb408f422278d61611ffd41 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Otavio Salvador <otavio@ossystems.com.br>
+Date: Sat, 26 Jul 2014 16:57:46 -0300
+Subject: [PATCH] configure.in: Fix string argument syntax
+
+Upstream-Status: Submitted
+
+Signed-off-by: Otavio Salvador <otavio@ossystems.com.br>
+---
+ configure.in |    2 +-
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
+index bfe1b82..e939bbd 100644
+--- a/configure.in
++++ b/configure.in
+@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ fi)
+ 
+ DIRECTFB_REQUIRED_VERSION=1.4.14
+ 
+-PKG_CHECK_MODULES(DIRECTFB, directfb >= $DIRECTFB_REQUIRED_VERSION,[ WATER=`$PKG_CONFIG --variable=water directfb` ],
++PKG_CHECK_MODULES([DIRECTFB], directfb >= $DIRECTFB_REQUIRED_VERSION,[ WATER=`$PKG_CONFIG --variable=water directfb` ],
+ 	AC_MSG_ERROR([$DIRECTFB_PKG_ERRORS
+ *** DirectFB $DIRECTFB_REQUIRED_VERSION or newer is required. The latest version
+ *** of DirectFB is available from http://www.directfb.org/.]))
+-- 
+1.7.10.4
+