diff --git a/config/blobs.yml b/config/blobs.yml
index 21d77196d1..59a556f8c9 100644
--- a/config/blobs.yml
+++ b/config/blobs.yml
@@ -691,3 +691,7 @@ mysql/client-5.5.29-rel29.4-401.Linux.x86_64.tar.gz:
   object_id: eyJvaWQiOiI0ZTRlNzhiY2E0MWUxMjEwMDRlNGU3ZDUxNzYxOGYwNTEwYjIx%0AZDI4YTJiYiIsInNpZyI6InJocVhmTUFMZEpTbHNERG5OTWczZVJOenlCWT0i%0AfQ==%0A
   sha: 8dad5b2d9fee7b0a98e419949c6f7d94c39443f2
   size: 4564276
+libyaml/yaml-0.1.4.tgz:
+  object_id: eyJvaWQiOiI0ZTRlNzhiY2E1MWUxMjIwMDRlNGU4ZWM2ODQwNzcwNTExZDM1%0AZmZjOTFiZCIsInNpZyI6IlIwQk51U2ZSTVQ1czgzVHpPQkZBVVFxYjJWaz0i%0AfQ==%0A
+  sha: e0e5e09192ab10a607e3da2970db492118f560f2
+  size: 471759
diff --git a/packages/libyaml/packaging b/packages/libyaml/packaging
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..351f67823d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/libyaml/packaging
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# abort script on any command that exit with a non zero value
+set -e
+
+tar xzf libyaml/yaml-0.1.4.tgz
+cd yaml-0.1.4
+./configure --prefix=${BOSH_INSTALL_TARGET}
+make
+make install
diff --git a/packages/libyaml/spec b/packages/libyaml/spec
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..eb090b0399
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/libyaml/spec
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+name: libyaml
+files:
+  - libyaml/yaml-0.1.4.tgz
diff --git a/packages/ruby_next/packaging b/packages/ruby_next/packaging
index b04bee50a7..72b0e86948 100644
--- a/packages/ruby_next/packaging
+++ b/packages/ruby_next/packaging
@@ -4,13 +4,12 @@ set -e
 tar xzf ruby/ruby-1.9.3-p194.tar.gz
 (
   cd ruby-1.9.3-p194
-  ./configure --prefix=${BOSH_INSTALL_TARGET} --disable-install-doc
+  ./configure --prefix=${BOSH_INSTALL_TARGET} --disable-install-doc --with-opt-dir=/var/vcap/packages/libyaml
   make
   make install
 )
 
 tar zxvf ruby/rubygems-1.8.24.tgz
-
 (
   cd rubygems-1.8.24
 
diff --git a/packages/ruby_next/spec b/packages/ruby_next/spec
index 0b54331a8b..e2bbdeda5d 100644
--- a/packages/ruby_next/spec
+++ b/packages/ruby_next/spec
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 ---
 name: ruby_next
+dependency:
+  - libyaml
 files:
-- ruby/ruby-1.9.3-p194.tar.gz
-- ruby/rubygems-1.8.24.tgz
-- ruby/bundler-1.2.1.gem
+  - ruby/ruby-1.9.3-p194.tar.gz
+  - ruby/rubygems-1.8.24.tgz
+  - ruby/bundler-1.2.1.gem