diff --git a/package/Config.in b/package/Config.in
index ed373def7f..5189b23eba 100644
--- a/package/Config.in
+++ b/package/Config.in
@@ -443,6 +443,7 @@ source "package/libconfuse/Config.in"
 source "package/libfuse/Config.in"
 source "package/liblockfile/Config.in"
 source "package/libsysfs/Config.in"
+source "package/lockdev/Config.in"
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diff --git a/package/lockdev/Config.in b/package/lockdev/Config.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4b386f4ab0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/lockdev/Config.in
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+config BR2_PACKAGE_LOCKDEV
+	bool "lockdev"
+	help
+	  Library for locking devices.
+
+	  No upstream site, primary site is Debian.
diff --git a/package/lockdev/lockdev.mk b/package/lockdev/lockdev.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..004b637b69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/lockdev/lockdev.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+################################################################################
+#
+# lockdev
+#
+################################################################################
+
+LOCKDEV_VERSION = 1.0.3
+LOCKDEV_SOURCE = lockdev_$(LOCKDEV_VERSION).orig.tar.gz
+LOCKDEV_SITE = http://snapshot.debian.org/archive/debian/20130508T154517Z/pool/main/l/lockdev/
+LOCKDEV_LICENSE = LGPLv2.1
+LOCKDEV_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE
+LOCKDEV_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
+
+ifeq ($(BR2_PREFER_STATIC_LIB),y)
+define LOCKDEV_BUILD_CMDS
+	$(MAKE1) $(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) -C $(@D) static
+endef
+
+define LOCKDEV_INSTALL_STAGING_CMDS
+	$(MAKE1) basedir=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr -C $(@D) install_dev
+endef
+
+else # BR2_PREFER_STATIC_LIB
+
+define LOCKDEV_BUILD_CMDS
+	$(MAKE1) $(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) -C $(@D) static shared
+endef
+
+define LOCKDEV_INSTALL_STAGING_CMDS
+	$(MAKE1) basedir=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr -C $(@D) install_dev install_run
+	ln -sf liblockdev.$(LOCKDEV_VERSION).so $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib/liblockdev.so
+	ln -sf liblockdev.$(LOCKDEV_VERSION).so $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib/liblockdev.so.1
+endef
+
+define LOCKDEV_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
+	$(MAKE1) basedir=$(TARGET_DIR)/usr -C $(@D) install_run
+	ln -sf liblockdev.$(LOCKDEV_VERSION).so $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib/liblockdev.so.1
+endef
+endif # BR2_PREFER_STATIC_LIB
+
+$(eval $(generic-package))