diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/libtool/libtool-2.4.7.inc b/meta/recipes-devtools/libtool/libtool-2.4.7.inc
index a07df720ac..16bb10d48f 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/libtool/libtool-2.4.7.inc
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/libtool/libtool-2.4.7.inc
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ SRC_URI = "${GNU_MIRROR}/libtool/libtool-${PV}.tar.gz \
            file://0004-ltmain.sh-Fix-sysroot-paths-being-encoded-into-RPATH.patch \
            file://0005-ltmain.in-Don-t-encode-RATHS-which-match-default-lin.patch \
            file://dont-depend-on-help2man.patch \
+           file://0003-libtool.m4-Cleanup-sysroot-trailing.patch \
            file://0006-libtool.m4-Handle-as-a-sysroot-correctly.patch \
            file://nohardcodepaths.patch \
            file://0007-libtool-Fix-support-for-NIOS2-processor.patch \
diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/libtool/libtool/0003-libtool.m4-Cleanup-sysroot-trailing.patch b/meta/recipes-devtools/libtool/libtool/0003-libtool.m4-Cleanup-sysroot-trailing.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b6175903da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/libtool/libtool/0003-libtool.m4-Cleanup-sysroot-trailing.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+libtool.m4: Cleanup sysroot trailing "/"
+
+If $CC has --sysroot=/, it is a valid configuration however libtool will
+then set lt_sysroot to "/".
+
+This means references like $lt_sysroot$libdir become //usr/lib instead
+of the more normally expected /usr/lib. This may or may not break something
+but certainly is confusing to the user and gives confusing output. Making
+"/" simply unset lt_sysroot is much cleaner.
+
+Whilst here, trim any trailing '/' from sysroot paths to drop the duplication
+and result in cleaner/consistent output.
+
+* m4/libtool.m4: Cleanup sysroot trailing '/' handling
+
+Upstream-Status: Submitted [https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/libtool-patches/2024-01/msg00111.html]
+Signed-off-by:  Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
+
+---
+ m4/libtool.m4 | 4 +++-
+ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/m4/libtool.m4 b/m4/libtool.m4
+index fa1ae91..2f31d24 100644
+--- a/m4/libtool.m4
++++ b/m4/libtool.m4
+@@ -1256,7 +1256,9 @@ lt_sysroot=
+ case $with_libtool_sysroot in #(
+  yes)
+    if test yes = "$GCC"; then
+-     lt_sysroot=`$CC --print-sysroot 2>/dev/null`
++     # Trim trailing / since we'll always append absolute paths and we want
++     # to avoid //, if only for less confusing output for the user.
++     lt_sysroot=`$CC --print-sysroot 2>/dev/null | $SED 's:/\+$::'`
+    fi
+    ;; #(
+  /*)
diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/libtool/libtool/0006-libtool.m4-Handle-as-a-sysroot-correctly.patch b/meta/recipes-devtools/libtool/libtool/0006-libtool.m4-Handle-as-a-sysroot-correctly.patch
index a221dab528..c104e904cc 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/libtool/libtool/0006-libtool.m4-Handle-as-a-sysroot-correctly.patch
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/libtool/libtool/0006-libtool.m4-Handle-as-a-sysroot-correctly.patch
@@ -1,34 +1,29 @@
-From: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
-Subject: [PATCH 06/12] libtool.m4: Handle "/" as a sysroot correctly
+libtool.m4: Change libtool to handle sysroots by default
 
-Update libtool.m4 to resolve a problem with lt_sysroot not being properly
-updated if the option '--with[-libtool]-sysroot' is not provided when
-running the 'configure' script for a package so that "/" as a sysroot
-is handled correctly by libtool.
+Rather than using no sysroot by default, always query gcc to obtain the sysroot.
 
 Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
 
-Upstream Report:
-http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-libtool/2013-09/msg00005.html
+Upstream-Status: Inappropriate [Upstream are unlikely to accept this change of default]
 
-Upstream-Status: Submitted [https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/libtool-patches/2021-10/msg00018.html]
+---
+ m4/libtool.m4 | 6 +++---
+ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
 
-Index: libtool-2.4.7/m4/libtool.m4
-===================================================================
---- libtool-2.4.7.orig/m4/libtool.m4
-+++ libtool-2.4.7/m4/libtool.m4
-@@ -1254,16 +1254,20 @@ dnl lt_sysroot will always be passed unq
+diff --git a/m4/libtool.m4 b/m4/libtool.m4
+index 2f31d24..bd90775 100644
+--- a/m4/libtool.m4
++++ b/m4/libtool.m4
+@@ -1254,18 +1254,18 @@ dnl lt_sysroot will always be passed unquoted.  We quote it here
  dnl in case the user passed a directory name.
  lt_sysroot=
  case $with_libtool_sysroot in #(
 - yes)
 + no)
     if test yes = "$GCC"; then
-      lt_sysroot=`$CC --print-sysroot 2>/dev/null`
-+     # Treat "/" the same a an unset sysroot.
-+     if test "$lt_sysroot" = /; then
-+       lt_sysroot=
-+     fi
+      # Trim trailing / since we'll always append absolute paths and we want
+      # to avoid //, if only for less confusing output for the user.
+      lt_sysroot=`$CC --print-sysroot 2>/dev/null | $SED 's:/\+$::'`
     fi
     ;; #(
 + yes|''|/)