diff --git a/debian/patches/series b/debian/patches/series
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6e90d2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/patches/series
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+slf4j-api-MANIFEST.patch
diff --git a/debian/patches/slf4j-api-MANIFEST.patch b/debian/patches/slf4j-api-MANIFEST.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..64817a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/patches/slf4j-api-MANIFEST.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+From: Markus Koschany <apo@debian.org>
+Date: Wed, 24 Feb 2016 19:11:21 +0100
+Subject: slf4j-api MANIFEST
+
+---
+ slf4j-api/src/main/resources/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF | 1 -
+ 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/slf4j-api/src/main/resources/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/slf4j-api/src/main/resources/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+index 96ba98c..1e97c02 100644
+--- a/slf4j-api/src/main/resources/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
++++ b/slf4j-api/src/main/resources/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+@@ -5,4 +5,3 @@ Bundle-Name: slf4j-api
+ Bundle-Vendor: SLF4J.ORG
+ Bundle-RequiredExecutionEnvironment: J2SE-1.5
+ Export-Package: org.slf4j;version=${parsedVersion.osgiVersion}, org.slf4j.spi;version=${parsedVersion.osgiVersion}, org.slf4j.helpers;version=${parsedVersion.osgiVersion}
+-Import-Package: org.slf4j.impl;version=${slf4j.api.minimum.compatible.version}