diff --git a/packages/sysutils/lirc/patches/lirc-0006-kernel-4.8.patch b/packages/sysutils/lirc/patches/lirc-0006-kernel-4.8.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..456468b873
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/sysutils/lirc/patches/lirc-0006-kernel-4.8.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,138 @@
+From 31fcc8aa39f62c5cbf0e4af19d253764c905e4d4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Alec Leamas <leamas.alec@gmail.com>
+Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2016 04:48:02 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH 1/2] lircd: Remove use of functions killed in kernel 4.8.0
+
+From 4.8.0 the kernel no longer supports LIRC_NOTIFY_DECODE,
+LIRC_SETUP_START/LIRC_SETUP_END and several constants related
+to initiating filters. Remove corresponding calls from lircd.
+---
+ daemons/lircd.cpp | 51 ++-------------------------------------------------
+ lib/driver.h      |  7 +++++++
+ 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 49 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/daemons/lircd.cpp b/daemons/lircd.cpp
+index a7dbc94..a50d11f 100644
+--- a/daemons/lircd.cpp
++++ b/daemons/lircd.cpp
+@@ -464,50 +464,6 @@ static int setup_timeout(void)
+ }
+ 
+ 
+-static int setup_filter(void)
+-{
+-	int ret1, ret2;
+-	lirc_t min_pulse_supported = 0, max_pulse_supported = 0;
+-	lirc_t min_space_supported = 0, max_space_supported = 0;
+-
+-	if (!(curr_driver->features & LIRC_CAN_SET_REC_FILTER))
+-		return 1;
+-	if (curr_driver->drvctl_func(LIRC_GET_MIN_FILTER_PULSE,
+-				     &min_pulse_supported) == -1 ||
+-	    curr_driver->drvctl_func(LIRC_GET_MAX_FILTER_PULSE, &max_pulse_supported) == -1
+-	    || curr_driver->drvctl_func(LIRC_GET_MIN_FILTER_SPACE, &min_space_supported) == -1
+-	    || curr_driver->drvctl_func(LIRC_GET_MAX_FILTER_SPACE, &max_space_supported) == -1) {
+-		log_error("could not get filter range");
+-		log_perror_err(__func__);
+-	}
+-
+-	if (setup_min_pulse > max_pulse_supported)
+-		setup_min_pulse = max_pulse_supported;
+-	else if (setup_min_pulse < min_pulse_supported)
+-		setup_min_pulse = 0;    /* disable filtering */
+-
+-	if (setup_min_space > max_space_supported)
+-		setup_min_space = max_space_supported;
+-	else if (setup_min_space < min_space_supported)
+-		setup_min_space = 0;    /* disable filtering */
+-
+-	ret1 = curr_driver->drvctl_func(LIRC_SET_REC_FILTER_PULSE, &setup_min_pulse);
+-	ret2 = curr_driver->drvctl_func(LIRC_SET_REC_FILTER_SPACE, &setup_min_space);
+-	if (ret1 == -1 || ret2 == -1) {
+-		if (curr_driver->
+-		    drvctl_func(LIRC_SET_REC_FILTER,
+-				setup_min_pulse < setup_min_space ? &setup_min_pulse : &setup_min_space) == -1) {
+-			log_error("could not set filter");
+-			log_perror_err(__func__);
+-			return 0;
+-		}
+-	}
+-	return 1;
+-}
+-
+-
+-
+-
+ static int setup_hardware(void)
+ {
+ 	int ret = 1;
+@@ -516,10 +472,7 @@ static int setup_hardware(void)
+ 		if ((curr_driver->features & LIRC_CAN_SET_REC_CARRIER)
+ 		    || (curr_driver->features & LIRC_CAN_SET_REC_TIMEOUT)
+ 		    || (curr_driver->features & LIRC_CAN_SET_REC_FILTER)) {
+-			(void)curr_driver->drvctl_func(LIRC_SETUP_START, NULL);
+-			ret = setup_frequency() && setup_timeout()
+-			      && setup_filter();
+-			(void)curr_driver->drvctl_func(LIRC_SETUP_END, NULL);
++				ret = setup_frequency() && setup_timeout();
+ 		}
+ 	}
+ 	return ret;
+@@ -2162,7 +2115,7 @@ void loop(void)
+ 			int reps;
+ 
+ 			if (curr_driver->drvctl_func && (curr_driver->features & LIRC_CAN_NOTIFY_DECODE))
+-				curr_driver->drvctl_func(LIRC_NOTIFY_DECODE, NULL);
++				curr_driver->drvctl_func(DRVCTL_NOTIFY_DECODE, NULL);
+ 
+ 			get_release_data(&remote_name, &button_name, &reps);
+ 
+diff --git a/lib/driver.h b/lib/driver.h
+index c7c4a6a..fc7318e 100644
+--- a/lib/driver.h
++++ b/lib/driver.h
+@@ -97,6 +97,13 @@ int drv_handle_options(const char* options);
+ /** drvctl cmd: Free memory in argument obtained using DRVCTL_GET_DEVICES. */
+ #define DRVCTL_FREE_DEVICES             6
+ 
++/**
++ * The former LIRC_NOTIFY_DECODE, informs drier that signal is successfully
++ * decoded e. g., to initiate some visual feedback through a LED.
++ */
++
++#define DRVCTL_NOTIFY_DECODE            7
++
+ /** Last well-known command. Remaining is used in driver-specific controls.*/
+ #define  DRVCTL_MAX                     128
+ 
+-- 
+2.7.4
+
+
+From 55cd30e16a46bde49ccbbce1dea8bc734362170d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: MilhouseVH <milhouseVH.github@nmacleod.com>
+Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2016 01:53:50 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH 2/2] build hack
+
+Hack to build with 4.8 backport above. Including "driver.h"
+isn't enough, but this works. Can all be dropped once lirc
+0.9.5 is released.
+---
+ daemons/lircd.cpp | 1 +
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
+
+diff --git a/daemons/lircd.cpp b/daemons/lircd.cpp
+index a50d11f..8b46bc0 100644
+--- a/daemons/lircd.cpp
++++ b/daemons/lircd.cpp
+@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@
+ #endif
+ 
+ #include "lirc_private.h"
++#define DRVCTL_NOTIFY_DECODE            7
+ 
+ #ifdef HAVE_INT_GETGROUPLIST_GROUPS
+ #define lirc_gid int
+-- 
+2.7.4
+