diff --git a/debian/patches/lirc.patch b/debian/patches/lirc.patch
--- /dev/null
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+From a26898627b93ce15b26d18a18c504a0a021faf58 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Alec Leamas <leamas@nowhere.net>
+Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2016 12:22:59 +0200
+Subject: configure.ac: detect lirc 0.9.4
+
+Origin: http://git.musicpd.org/cgit/master/ncmpc.git/commit/?id=a26898627b93ce15b26d18a18c504a0a021faf58
+
+diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
+index 14edebe..77c4701 100644
+--- a/configure.ac
++++ b/configure.ac
+@@ -184,8 +184,12 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE([lirc],
+ [Enable LIRC support]),,
+ [enable_lirc=no])
+ if test x$enable_lirc = xyes; then
+- PKG_CHECK_MODULES([LIBLIRCCLIENT], [liblircclient0],,
+- [AC_MSG_ERROR([liblircclient0 not found])])
++ PKG_CHECK_MODULES([LIBLIRCCLIENT], [lirc],,
++ [PKG_CHECK_MODULES([LIBLIRCCLIENT], [liblircclient0],,
++ [AC_MSG_ERROR([lirc not found])]
++ )]
++ )
++
+ AC_DEFINE([ENABLE_LIRC], [1], [Enable LIRC support])
+ fi
+
+--
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+