diff --git a/packages/security/libgcrypt/patches/libgcrypt-disable-docs.patch b/packages/security/libgcrypt/patches/libgcrypt-disable-docs.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6fe71ddbe9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/security/libgcrypt/patches/libgcrypt-disable-docs.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+diff -Naur libgcrypt-1.6.4/Makefile.am libgcrypt-1.6.4.patch/Makefile.am
+--- libgcrypt-1.6.4/Makefile.am	2015-09-07 14:05:57.000000000 +0200
++++ libgcrypt-1.6.4.patch/Makefile.am	2016-01-03 00:00:27.392411468 +0100
+@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@
+ # (A suitable gitlog-to-changelog script can be found in GnuPG master.)
+ GITLOG_TO_CHANGELOG=gitlog-to-changelog
+ 
+-DIST_SUBDIRS = m4 compat mpi cipher random src doc tests
+-SUBDIRS =         compat mpi cipher random src doc tests
++DIST_SUBDIRS = m4 compat mpi cipher random src
++SUBDIRS =         compat mpi cipher random src
+ 
+ EXTRA_DIST = autogen.sh autogen.rc README.GIT LICENSES      	           \
+              ChangeLog-2011 build-aux/ChangeLog-2011 doc/ChangeLog-2011    \