diff --git a/packages/sysutils/eventlircd/patches/eventlircd-kernel-4.4.patch b/packages/sysutils/eventlircd/patches/eventlircd-kernel-4.4.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d5b9bdd242
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/sysutils/eventlircd/patches/eventlircd-kernel-4.4.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+From 424810e45bb065151bed0cd8f5e03a3283c06f21 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Stephan Raue <stephan@openelec.tv>
+Date: Fri, 18 Dec 2015 19:09:25 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] [configure.ac] add support for kernel 4.4
+
+Signed-off-by: Stephan Raue <stephan@openelec.tv>
+---
+ configure.ac | 11 ++++++++---
+ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
+index b5de94d..f04ffc0 100644
+--- a/configure.ac
++++ b/configure.ac
+@@ -92,10 +92,15 @@ dnl event_name_to_code.h.sh, evkey_code_to_name.h.sh and evkey_type.h.sh
+ dnl in order for them to generate the header files event_name_to_code.h,
+ dnl evkey_code_to_name.h and evkey_type.h respectively
+ AX_ABSOLUTE_HEADER(linux/input.h)
+-if test "x$gl_cv_absolute_linux_input_h" = "x" ; then
+-    AC_MSG_ERROR([failed to find the absolute path to header file linux/input.h])
++AX_ABSOLUTE_HEADER(linux/input-event-codes.h)
++if test "x$gl_cv_absolute_linux_input_event_codes_h" = "x" ; then
++  if test "x$gl_cv_absolute_linux_input_h" = "x" ; then
++      AC_MSG_ERROR([failed to find the absolute path to header file linux/input.h or linux/input-event-codes.h])
++  fi
++  AC_SUBST(ABSOLUTE_LINUX_INPUT_H, $gl_cv_absolute_linux_input_h)
++else
++  AC_SUBST(ABSOLUTE_LINUX_INPUT_H, $gl_cv_absolute_linux_input_event_codes_h)
+ fi
+-AC_SUBST(ABSOLUTE_LINUX_INPUT_H, $gl_cv_absolute_linux_input_h)
+ 
+ PKG_CHECK_MODULES(LIBUDEV, [libudev >= 136])
+ 
+-- 
+1.9.3
+