diff --git a/packages/sysutils/lcdproc/meta b/packages/sysutils/lcdproc/meta
index da4dde79f1..3c5c457818 100644
--- a/packages/sysutils/lcdproc/meta
+++ b/packages/sysutils/lcdproc/meta
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 ################################################################################
 
 PKG_NAME="lcdproc"
-PKG_VERSION="0.5.4"
+PKG_VERSION="0.5.5"
 PKG_REV="1"
 PKG_ARCH="any"
 PKG_LICENSE="GPL"
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/lcdproc/patches/lcdproc-0.5.5-automake_1.11.2.patch b/packages/sysutils/lcdproc/patches/lcdproc-0.5.5-automake_1.11.2.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..71c801be84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/sysutils/lcdproc/patches/lcdproc-0.5.5-automake_1.11.2.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+diff -Naur lcdproc-0.5.5-old/server/drivers/Makefile.am lcdproc-0.5.5-new/server/drivers/Makefile.am
+--- lcdproc-0.5.5-old/server/drivers/Makefile.am	2011-08-14 05:29:16.000000000 -0700
++++ lcdproc-0.5.5-new/server/drivers/Makefile.am	2012-01-13 17:58:57.000000000 -0800
+@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
+ 
+ ## Keep the lists sorted!
+ 
+-pkglib_PROGRAMS = @DRIVERS@
++pkglibexec_PROGRAMS = @DRIVERS@
+ EXTRA_PROGRAMS = bayrad CFontz CFontz633 CFontzPacket curses debug CwLnx ea65 EyeboxOne g15 glcdlib glk hd44780 icp_a106 imon imonlcd IOWarrior irman joy lb216 lcdm001 lcterm lirc lis MD8800 mdm166a ms6931 mtc_s16209x MtxOrb mx5000 NoritakeVFD picolcd pyramid sed1330 sed1520 serialPOS serialVFD shuttleVFD stv5730 SureElec svga t6963 text tyan sli ula200 xosd i2500vfd irtrans
+ noinst_LIBRARIES = libLCD.a libbignum.a
+