diff --git a/libs/libsocketcan/Makefile b/libs/libsocketcan/Makefile
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+#
+# Copyright (C) 2013 OpenWrt.org
+#
+# This is free software, licensed under the GNU General Public License v2.
+# See /LICENSE for more information.
+#
+
+include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
+
+PKG_NAME:=libsocketcan
+PKG_VERSION:=0.0.9
+PKG_RELEASE=1
+
+PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.bz2
+PKG_SOURCE_URL:=http://www.pengutronix.de/software/libsocketcan/download/
+PKG_MD5SUM:=cd92766be40d98b5cb08366b71ea4663
+
+include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
+
+PKG_INSTALL:=1
+PKG_FIXUP:=autoreconf
+
+include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
+
+define Package/libsocketcan
+  SECTION:=libs
+  CATEGORY:=Libraries
+  TITLE:=libsocketcan
+endef
+
+define Build/InstallDev
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/include
+	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/include/can_netlink.h $(1)/usr/include
+	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/include/libsocketcan.h $(1)/usr/include
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/lib
+	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/libsocketcan.{a,so*} $(1)/usr/lib
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/lib/pkgconfig
+	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/pkgconfig/libsocketcan.pc $(1)/usr/lib/pkgconfig
+endef
+
+define Package/libsocketcan/install
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/lib
+	$(CP) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/libsocketcan.so* $(1)/usr/lib
+endef
+
+$(eval $(call BuildPackage,libsocketcan))