diff --git a/src/foreign/README b/src/foreign/README
index 98c764beaa..1abf0a213c 100644
--- a/src/foreign/README
+++ b/src/foreign/README
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ Local changes:
  * Changed config/multi.m4 to allow in-source-tree builds, rebuild
    libffi/configure (r8413)
 
+ * Removed +live_support in src/powerpc/darwin_closure.S so it builds
+   with Mac OS X 10.3 (r8436)
+
 ========== libffi_msvc directory =====================================
 
 This directory is synced from the CTypes repository
diff --git a/src/foreign/gcc/libffi/src/powerpc/darwin_closure.S b/src/foreign/gcc/libffi/src/powerpc/darwin_closure.S
index 7959838e95..3a0acba5ee 100644
--- a/src/foreign/gcc/libffi/src/powerpc/darwin_closure.S
+++ b/src/foreign/gcc/libffi/src/powerpc/darwin_closure.S
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ Lfinish:
 /* END(ffi_closure_ASM)  */
 
 .data
-.section __TEXT,__eh_frame,coalesced,no_toc+strip_static_syms+live_support
+.section __TEXT,__eh_frame,coalesced,no_toc+strip_static_syms/*+live_support*/
 EH_frame1:
 	.set	L$set$0,LECIE1-LSCIE1
 	.long	L$set$0	; Length of Common Information Entry