diff --git a/packages/sysutils/lirc/patches/lirc-0101-dont-build-docs.patch b/packages/sysutils/lirc/patches/lirc-0101-dont-build-docs.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b9eae278c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/sysutils/lirc/patches/lirc-0101-dont-build-docs.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
+index 868ad7f..45d64e0 100644
+--- a/Makefile.am
++++ b/Makefile.am
+@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ if WITH_SYSTEMDSYSTEMUNITDIR
+     SYSTEMD_DIR         = systemd
+ endif
+ 
+-SUBDIRS                 = lib daemons tools plugins configs doc $(SYSTEMD_DIR)
++SUBDIRS                 = lib daemons tools plugins configs $(SYSTEMD_DIR)
+ 
+ if INSTALL_ETC
+