diff --git a/05-popt.sh b/05-popt.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a1cda64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/05-popt.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+if [ "`whoami`" == "root" ]; then
+  echo "Danger, Will Robinson!"
+  echo "Do not execute me as r00t"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+TARBALL="popt-1.19.tar.gz"
+DNL="http://ftp.rpm.org/popt/releases/popt-1.x/popt-1.19.tar.gz"
+SHA256="c25a4838fc8e4c1c8aacb8bd620edb3084a3d63bf8987fdad3ca2758c63240f9"
+
+[ -d popt-1.19 ] && rm -rf popt-1.19
+
+if [ ! -f ${TARBALL} ]; then
+  wget ${DNL}
+  if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+    echo "Could not retrieve ${DNL}"
+    echo "Sorry."
+    exit 1
+  fi
+fi
+
+CHECK="`sha256sum ${TARBALL} |awk ' { print $1 } ' `"
+if [ "${CHECK}" != "${SHA256}" ]; then
+  echo "${TARBALL} does not match expected SHA256. Sorry."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+tar -zxf ${TARBALL} && cd popt-1.19
+
+./configure --prefix=/usr --disable-static
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+  echo "Configure script failed for popt. Sorry."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+make
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+  echo "Failed building popt. Sorry."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "running make check"
+make check > popt.check.log 2>&1
+
+echo "Inspect popt-1.19/popt.check.log"
+echo "If it looks good, then as root:"
+echo
+echo "  cd popt-1.19"
+echo "  make install"
+echo
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e33c9d7..790b57d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -37,4 +37,10 @@ Justification: Needed to build RPM itself. Depends upon libgpg-error.
 * Script: [`04-libgcrypt.sh`](04-libgcrypt.sh)
 * Status: Script Works
 
+Dependency Five: popt
+---------------------
 
+Justification: Needed to build RPM itself. No build dependencies outside of LFS.
+
+* Script: [`05-popt.sh`](05-popt.sh)
+* Status: Script Untested