diff --git a/packages/sysutils/lirc/patches/lirc-0003-upstream-fix-driver-initialization.patch b/packages/sysutils/lirc/patches/lirc-0003-upstream-fix-driver-initialization.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4a7463860c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/sysutils/lirc/patches/lirc-0003-upstream-fix-driver-initialization.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+From e2fcade8acd9280873bea676cbcf2f5e43a70e2a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Matthias Reichl <hiassoft@users.sf.net>
+Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2017 13:40:27 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] lib: Fix bad driver initialization (#279).
+
+---
+ lib/drv_admin.c | 2 ++
+ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
+
+diff --git a/lib/drv_admin.c b/lib/drv_admin.c
+index 66046ad..1c35560 100644
+--- a/lib/drv_admin.c
++++ b/lib/drv_admin.c
+@@ -259,6 +259,7 @@ int hw_choose_driver(const char* name)
+ 
+ 	if (name == NULL) {
+ 		memcpy(&drv, &drv_null, sizeof(struct driver));
++		drv.fd = -1;
+ 		return 0;
+ 	}
+ 	if (strcasecmp(name, "dev/input") == 0)
+@@ -267,6 +268,7 @@ int hw_choose_driver(const char* name)
+ 	found = for_each_driver(match_hw_name, (void*)name, NULL);
+ 	if (found != (struct driver*)NULL) {
+ 		memcpy(&drv, found, sizeof(struct driver));
++		drv.fd = -1;
+ 		return 0;
+ 	}
+ 	return -1;
+-- 
+2.1.4
+